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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is used
Example 62-59:
héló isonhká ikumúre
hé-lo
16-have
isonhka
dust
i-kumure
5-many
There is a lot of dust.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu
by
Maarten Mous
cite
Language:
Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Mous 2003
: 149
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