=ba [focus marker on question words, proper names and pronouns]

Part of Speech Grammatical marker
    • [focus marker on question words, proper names and pronouns]
    • [fokus] [Papuan Malay]
      • Example 40:
        O som yaweba daruar.
        o
        EMPH
        som
        person
        yawe
        down
        =ba
        =foc
        daruar
        pull out
        Oh, that person down there is pulling out [our plants].
        O orang di bawa cabut [kita pu tanaman]. [Papuan Malay]
        Sources
        narr22 110.1

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