Datapoint Berbice Dutch/Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
The directional verbs mu 'go' and kumu 'come' may appear as second verb in a serial verb construction where the earlier verb denotes motion. It should be noted that mu 'go' is by far the commoner occurrence, and that it is not always clear that it really denotes direction away from the speaker.
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
- Example 28-137:
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alma kɛnɛ ʃimatɛ fan danga mutɛ oflaralmaallkɛnɛpersonʃima-tɛmove-pfvfanfromdangatheremu-tɛgo-pfvoflarueverywhereEverybody moved away from there to all sorts of places.
Source: Kouwenberg 1994: 412
- Example 28-138:
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afti skiftɛ kumtɛ diskandi [...]aftaafteriʃi1plskifu-tɛmove-prfkumu-tɛcome-prfdiʃi-kandithis-side[...][...]After we moved to this place [...]
Source: Kouwenberg 1994: 412
- Confidence:
- Very certain