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Existential verb and transitive possession verb
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Example 73-83:
tres gatosta kazabi tinini
tres
three
gato-s-ta
cat-
pl
-
acc
kaza-bi
house-
loc
tini-ni
have-
1sg
I have three cats in the house.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 63
Example 73-84:
elkunaga no tienen kuminada
el-kuna-ga
3-
pl
-
top
no
neg
tienen
have.
3pl
kumi-na-da
eat-
nmlz
-
acc
They do not have anything to eat.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 71
Example 73-85:
isti ollabi manchani plata sintaxun
isti
this
olla-bi
pot-
loc
manchani
terribly
plata
silver
sinta-xu-n
sit-
prog
-3
There is a lot of money in this pot.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 55
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Source:
Muysken 1981
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