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However, the Akademia Kiganimedi recommends never dropping the copula in any situation. The copula may also be dropped in both colloquial and formal use when used with a tense as an existential verb, as in: | However, the Akademia Kiganimedi recommends never dropping the copula in any situation. The copula may also be dropped in both colloquial and formal use when used with a tense as an existential verb, as in: | ||
* "There was a girl standing here" = '''''Lini''' chika kepoñapi aki.'' ~ '''''Li''' chika kepoñapi aki.'' | * "There was a girl standing here" = '''''Lini''' chika kepoñapi aki.'' ~ '''''Li''' chika kepoñapi aki.'' | ||
* "There will be a storm tonight" = '''''Tani''' doruba noche | * "There will be a storm tonight" = '''''Tani''' doruba noche te.'' ~ '''''Ta''' doruba noche te.'' | ||
Here, the Akademia also recommends not dropping the copula, though it does still permit copula-dropping in these situations. | Here, the Akademia also recommends not dropping the copula, though it does still permit copula-dropping in these situations. | ||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
===Swadesh=== | ===Swadesh=== | ||