Datapoint Chinuk Wawa/Predicative adjectives

Predicative adjective phrases occur with 3SG/PL resumptive pronoun marking. This resumptive pronoun does not count as a copula because it also occurs with verbs.

Values

No copula

Example 74-114:
hayás úlman máyka haws
hayás
much
úlman
old
máyka
2sg
haws
house
your house is very old

Source: Hale 1890: 12

Example 74-115:
náyka haws yáka wam
náyka
1sg
haws
house
yáka
3sg
wam
hot
My house is hot/warm.
Confidence:
Very certain