Datapoint Chinuk Wawa/Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases

Only predicative locatives use a copula verb ('sit'). (Resumptive pronouns after noun phrases and before verb groups only occur in 3SG and 3PL forms.)

Values

Differentiation

Example 74-118:
náyka dáktin
náyka
1sg
dáktin
doctor
I am a doctor.
Example 74-119:
náyka mitlayt kápa tawn
náyka
1sg
mitlayt
sit
kápa
at
tawn
town
I’m in town.
Confidence:
Very certain