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#''Y (COP) DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y refer the same thing. | #''Y (COP) DET X'' - This is used to assert that nouns X and Y refer the same thing. | ||
#:'''''Ŋen a fawl ry ŋyúin awr dy.''''' | #:'''''Ŋen a fawl ry ŋyúin awr dy.''''' | ||
#:DEM.DIST DET.SG year REL | #:DEM.DIST DET.SG year REL enter-PRET 3PL in | ||
#:That was the year in which they | #:That was the year in which they entered. | ||
#''dyb Y (COP) DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y". | #''dyb Y (COP) DET X'' (lit. X is in the set of all Y's) - This is used to assert that "X is-a Y". | ||
#:'''''Dyb croð a Socrátes, paryçtá bo croð. Ceeda paryçtá a Socrátes.''''' | #:'''''Dyb croð a Socrátes, paryçtá bo croð. Ceeda paryçtá a Socrátes.''''' | ||