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Example 11-216
Deh fishin
wid
net.
Deh
3pl
fishin
fish
wid
ins
net.
net
They fish with nets.
Comment:
Note that
fishin
is a basic verb form. The corresponding progressive would be
fishinin
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Instrumental expressions: Adposition
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