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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 68-78:
Ada gula.
Ada
exist
gula.
sugar
There's sugar.
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 220
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 219
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