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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
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
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