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Example 28-171
di drai wat ju draitɛ, o kutɛ ju
di
the
drai
turn
wati
rel
ju
2sg
drai-tɛ,
turn-
pfv
o
3sg
ku-tɛ
catch-
pfv
ju
2sg
As soon as you turn around, it catches you.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 437
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling in temporal clauses: Verb doubling is possible in temporal clauses
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