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Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
The locative copula is overt; all other copulae are zero.
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Example 61-51:
Mina buka yena: yena khona lapha.
Mina
I
buk-a
see-
prs
yena:
he
yena
he
khon-a
be-
prs
lapha.
there
I see him: he is there.
Example 61-77:
Yena lo ticha.
Yena
he
lo
def
.
art
ticha.
teacher
He is a teacher.
Example 61-79:
Buka upi mina khona.
Buk-a
see-
imp
upi
where
mina
I
khona.
loc
.
cop
See where I am.
Source:
Trapp 1908
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Language:
Fanakalo
Feature:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Source:
Own knowledge
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