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Example 16-120
dis pipu tu dè tek dɛa mɔf put insai
dis
dem
pipu
people
tu
foc
dè
3pl
tek
take
dɛa
3pl
.
poss
mɔf
mouth
put
put
insai
inside
These people meddled/interfered.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation impossible
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