Example 11-263

An shi get wan mesinja sen gaan kaal di gyal an tel di gyal: [...].
An
and
shi
3sg.f
get
get
wan
art.indf
mesinja
messenger
sen
send
gaan
go.pst
kaal
call
di
art.def
gyal
girl
an
and
tel
tell
di
art.def
gyal:
girl
[...].
[...]
So she got a messenger to summon the girl and to tell her: [...].
Comment:
The original serial verb construction as attested by Holm (1978: 227) and also occurring in San Andrés Creole English is sen kaal ‘to summon’.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd