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Example 25-214
I maitbi garra go
la
Debi
.
I
3sg
maitbi
maybe
garra
fut
/
oblig
go
go
la
loc
Debi.
Derby
He might have to go to Derby.
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates a locative-marked place name as the goal in a motion expression.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Hudson 1985
: 31
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
Going to named places: Preposition
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