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Example 1-210
Gado ben sendi hem pikin komm na wi.
Gado
God
ben
pst
seni
send
en
3sg
pikin
child
kon
come
na
loc
wi.
1pl
God sent his child to us.
Comment:
The verb
kon
'come' indicates direction toward the deictic centre, here following the transitive verb
seni
'send'.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 152
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go': ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
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