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(Clarify the functionality of li in a way which doesn't allow interpreting later predicates as part of the subject. For example, the sentence "mi weka tan lape li tawa tomo sona li pali li tawa tomi mi li lape" would have every word except for the last lape as part of the subject according to the previous description.) |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|li}} is derived from the {{w|Esperanto}} third-person singular pronoun ''{{lang|eo|li}}'' |
The word {{tp|li}} is derived from the {{w|Esperanto}} third-person singular pronoun ''{{lang|eo|li}}''<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref>, which itself is derived from the latin ''ille'' of the same meaning. Its functionality is derived from the {{w|Tok Pisin}} particle ''{{lang|tpi|i}}'', which introduces the verb except when the subject is the first- or second-person singular pronouns.<ref name="franklin1980"/><ref name="tung2014"/><ref name="verhaar1991"/> |
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==Function== |
==Function== |
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