The functions of the Hausa particle da `are, among others, an existential predicate, a comitative preposition, and a coordination conjunction. It is also used in the main possessive 'have' predication in combination with the copula na `a 'be at'. In previous accounts, this possessive construction is
Existential and possessive predications in Hausa
β Scribed by Abdoulaye, Mahamane L
- Book ID
- 111655211
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0024-3949
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