Example 1-130

Zenzi a de na pranasi a habi morre likki drie ten tien homan kaba zo menni nuw winti na tappe.
Sensi
since
a
3sg.sbj
de
cop
na
loc
pranasi
plantation
a
3sg.sbj
habi
have
moro
more
leki
like
dritentin
thirty
uma
woman
kaba
already
someni
many
nyun
new
wentje
girl
na
loc
tapu.
top
Since he has been on the plantation, he has had more than thirty woman and many girls.
Dutch: Zoo lang hy op de Plantagie geweest is, heeft hy al meer als Dertig Vrouwen gehad, buiten de Jonge meiden. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This is an example of an unmarked stative with past time reference.
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765: 65