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Example 1-128
Joe wakke hessi te moesi.
Yu
2sg
waka
walk
hesi
quick
tumusi.
too.much
You are walking too fast.
Dutch:
Uwe loopt hard. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This is an example of no past reference. The sentence is taken from a dialogue between two people on a stroll.
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 44
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
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