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Example 23-142
evri man oli save yu, yu yu save mi, mi mi save yu
evri
every
man
man
oli
agr
save
know
yu,
2sg
yu
2sg
yu
2sg
save
know
mi,
1sg
mi
1sg
mi
1sg
save
know
yu
2sg
Everyone knows you, you know me and I know you.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
Reciprocal constructions: No reciprocal construction exists
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