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Focus particle ‘also’
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Before the focused element
Example 74-155:
pi Sáli yáka cáku
pi
and
Sáli
Sally
yáka
3sg
cáku
come
Sally came, too.
Example 74-156:
álta lilú mílayt tánas, pi t’álapas yáka wêXt mílayt tánas
álta
now
lilú
wolf
mílayt
sit
tánas,
small
pi
and
t’álapas
coyote
yáka
he
wêXt
again
mílayt
sit
tánas
small
Now the wolf was small, and the coyote was also small.
Source:
Zenk and Johnson 2003
: 59
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Focus particle ‘also’
Source:
Own knowledge
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