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Example 23-137
Gavman i mas putum iko long palimen.
Gavman
government
i
agr
mas
must
putum
put
iko
agr
.go
long
to
palimen.
parliament
The government must put (the law) to parliament.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Vanuatu Weekly Hebdomadaire, 20 June 1998
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go': ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
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