Datapoint Louisiana Creole/Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs

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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked

Example 53-194:
Jordi ena en ta le piti ki pa kone byen parle.
Jordi
today
ena
there.are
en
art.indf
ta
pile
le
art.def.pl
piti
child
ki
rel
pa
neg
kone
know
byen
well
parle.
speak
Today there are many children who don't know how to speak well.
French: Aujourd'hui il y a beaucoup d'enfants qui ne savent pas bien parler.

Source: Neumann 1985: 205

Example 53-195:
Nou kouri mene le fleur o simityer le Tousen.
Nou
1pl
kouri
go
mene
bring
le
art.pl
fleur
flower
o
to
simityer
cemetery
le
art.def.pl
Tousen.
All.Saints.Day
We brought flowers to the cemetery on All Saints Day.
French: Nous avons porté des fleurs au cimetière à la Toussaint.

Source: Neumann 1985: 206

Confidence:
Certain