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Juba Arabic
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Predicative possession
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Transitive Frequency: 80.0%
Example 64-160:
ána éndu bit
ána
1sg
éndu
have
bit
daughter
I have a daughter.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 178
Confidence:
Very certain
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Locational Frequency: 10.0%
Example 64-161:
ma hája fi anína
ma
neg
hája
thing
fi
in
anína
1pl
We don’t have anything (lit. No thing in us).
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 179
Example 64-163:
máfi le íta muftá?
máfi
neg
.
exist
le
to
íta
2sg
muftá?
key
Don’t you have the key (lit. There is to you no key)?
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 180
Confidence:
Very certain
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Comitative Frequency: 10.0%
Example 64-162:
fi zol al ma bagarát
fi
exist
zol
individual
al
rel
ma
with
bagar-át
cow-
pl
There is a man who has some cows.
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 180
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Language:
Juba Arabic
Feature:
Predicative possession
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 178-180
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