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Predicative adjectives
No copula was attested in the language.
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No copula
Example 76-52:
atcu oblakun sila nagorok
atcu
perhaps
oblakun
tomorrow
sila
weather
nagorok
good
Perhaps it will be good weather tomorrow.
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 224
Example 76-57:
kimmik nagorok pitcȗk [...]
kimmik
dog
nagorok
good
pitcȗk
not
[...]
[...]
When I have poor dogs [, I....].
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
: 231
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
by
Hein van der Voort
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Language:
Eskimo Pidgin
Feature:
Predicative adjectives
Source:
Stefánsson 1909
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