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Example 18-131
I
tek
naif
chuk
mi fo ay.
I
3sg
.
sbj
tek
take
naif
knife
chuk
stab
mi
1sg
.
obj
fo
for
ay.
eye
She/He stabbed me in the eye(s) with a knife.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
nd
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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