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Example 28-1
di tokap furfurtɛ ɛk buku
di
the
toko-apu
child-
pl
furu-furu-tɛ
steal-steal-
pfv
ɛkɛ
1sg
buku
book
The children stole my books (repeatedly, over a period of time).
Comment:
The reduplicated verb form marks iterated activity.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1992
: 287
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
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 marked differently
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