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Example 1-17
Dem fadomm na kni na hem fesi.
Den
3pl
fadon
fall.down
na
loc
kni
knee
na
loc
en
3sg
fesi.
face
They went down on their knees before him.
Comment:
With pronouns, the item specifying a location (here
fesi
) always follows the pronoun (here
hem/en
), which is preceded by the general preposition
na
at the same time.
Type:
written
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 275
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
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