Datapoint Lingala/Nominal and verbal conjunction

Values

Differentiation

Example 60-101:
Francine na Marie bazalákí kotánga
Francine
Francine
na
and
Marie
Marie
ba-zal-ákí
3pl-be-pst
ko-táng-a
inf-study-fv
Francine and Marie were studying.
Example 60-102:
Francine azalí kotánga, Marie azalí kosála
Francine
Francine
a-zal-ákí
3sg-be-pst
ko-táng-a,
inf-study-fv
Marie
Marie
a-zal-ákí
3sg-be-pst
ko-sál-a
inf-work-fv
Francine was studying (and) Marie was working.

Source: nd

Example 60-103:
natúnákí yé: “owútí wapi pé olingí kokenda wápi?”
na-tún-ákí
1sg-ask-pst
yé:
3sg
“o-wút-í
2sg-come.from-prs.prf
wápi
where
pé
also
o-ling-í
2sg-want-prs.prf
ko-kend-a
inf-go-fv
wápi?”
where
I asked him: "Where do you come from and where do you want to go to?"

Source: nd

Confidence:
Intermediate