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Example 1-11
Dem nakki mi nanga wippi.
Den
3pl
naki
hit
mi
1sg
nanga
with
wipi.
whip
They beat me with the whip.
German:
Ich bin mit dem Peitschen-Stock geschlagen worden. [op.cit.]
Comment:
The preposition
nanga
here expresses instrumental 'with'.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 47
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adposition and noun phrase: Prepositions
Instrumental expressions: Adposition
Comitatives and instrumentals: Identity
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