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Example 11-159
So den di puur Miskito dem staat fiil laik nobadi.
So
so
den
then
di
art
.
def
puur
poor
Miskito
Miskito
dem
pl
staat
start
fiil
feel
laik
like
nobadi.
nobody
So then the poor Miskito started feeling like nobody.
Comment:
This example demonstrates that
staat
need not obligatorily be introduced by
tu
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
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