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Example 16-110
à go fɔ mankɛsim, à gò slip dɛ; dɛn debrek à go fɔ kumasi
à
1sg
go
go
fɔ
for
mankɛsim,
Mankessim
à
1sg
gò
fut
slip
sleep
dɛ;
there
dɛn
then
debrek
daybreak
à
1sg
go
go
fɔ
for
kumasi
Kumasi
I (will) go to Mankessim and will sleep there. The next day I (will) go to Kumasi.
Comment:
Motion-to named place is marked by preposition
fɔ
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Going to named places: Preposition
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