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Expletive subject of existential verb
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An expletive subject is not used
Example 74-98:
mitlayt mákmak kápa latáb
mitlayt
sit
mákmak
food
kápa
prep
latáb
table
There is food on the table.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Expletive subject of existential verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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