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* ''Ye '''ni''' fifi'' "He is cold" > ''Ye fifi'' | * ''Ye '''ni''' fifi'' "He is cold" > ''Ye fifi'' | ||
* ''Tu '''ni''' Juan''/''Jwan'' "You are Juan" > ''Tu Juan''/''Jwan''. | * ''Tu '''ni''' Juan''/''Jwan'' "You are Juan" > ''Tu Juan''/''Jwan''. | ||
However, the Akademia Kiganimedi recommends never dropping the copula in | However, the Akademia Kiganimedi recommends never dropping the copula in this 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 te.'' ~ '''''Ta''' doruba noche te.'' | * "There will be a storm tonight" = '''''Tani''' doruba noche te.'' ~ '''''Ta''' doruba noche te.'' | ||