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Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 63-124:
ya gi-bén rután de gu-ró wóduru
ya
top
gi-bén
tam
-seem
rután
language
de
det
gu-ró
tam
-go
wóduru
disappear
It seems that this language will disappear.
Source:
Luffin 2005
: 298
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kinubi
by
Xavier Luffin
cite
Language:
Kinubi
Feature:
Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions
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