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Example 27-78
Wa ju lō du? Am a se: Mi lō mulā́ stēn.
Wa
what
ju
2sg
lō
prog
du?
do
Am
3sg
a
pst
se:
say
Mi
1sg
lō
prog
mulā́
grind
stēn.
stone
"What are you doing?" He said: "I am grinding stones."
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 22
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Datapoints:
Tense-aspect systems: Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Expression of pronominal subjects: Obligatory pronoun words
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