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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 64-131:
fi béled geríb ma júba
fi
exist
béled
country
geríb
near
ma
with
júba
Juba
There is a village near Juba.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 114
Example 64-132:
fi maál genadí nádi
fi
exist
maál
place
ge=nadí
prog
=call
nádi
Nadi
There is a place called Nadi.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 157
Example 64-133:
fi gabát ketír kális
fi
exist
gab-át
forest-
pl
ketír
much
kális
very
There are a lot of forests.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 195
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Language:
Juba Arabic
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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