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Example 11-165
Di mango don raip.
Di
art
.
def
mango
mango
don
compl
raip.
ripe
The mango turned ripe.
Comment:
This example was given by one informant only as the equivalent of 'The mango became ripe'.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Nicaragua project questionnaire
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
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