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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 72-95:
Ah pirlpirlji jarrwa ebriweya.
Ah
ah
pirlpirlji
grasshopper
jarrwa
lots
ebriweya.
everywhere
Ah, there's lots of grasshoppers everywhere!
Source:
Meakins 2003-2006
Confidence:
Intermediate
Language:
Gurindji Kriol
by
Felicity Meakins
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Language:
Gurindji Kriol
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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