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Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted: | Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted: | ||
e.g. '' | e.g. ''Dy eell naw ee.'' = I love her; ''Ee a fa dy eell ren.'' = It's her that I love | ||
When fronting of a noun occurs, the remaining verb phrase becomes a noun phrase, thus a determiner must be used. | When fronting of a noun occurs, the remaining verb phrase becomes a noun phrase, thus a determiner must be used. | ||
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In some tenses (progressive, perfect) the particle ''fa'' can be used after the ''a'' when fronting. | In some tenses (progressive, perfect) the particle ''fa'' can be used after the ''a'' when fronting. | ||
:'' | :''Dy iant a duvwŋym.'' | ||
:The teacher is sleeping. | :The teacher is sleeping. | ||
:''Duvwŋym a (fa) | :''Duvwŋym a (fa) dy iant.'' | ||
:It's the teacher who is sleeping. | :It's the teacher who is sleeping. | ||