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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 73-44:
isiti pweblobiga pwirkuguna abinmi
isiti
this
pweblo-bi-ga
town-
loc
-
top
pwirku-guna
pig-
pl
abi-n-mi
exist
-3-
aff
In this town, there are pigs.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 63
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Muysken 1997
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