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Example 28-94
en
dro
kokonotan
bako
an dɛn [...]
eni
3pl
droko
dry
kokonoto
coconut
an
and
baku
beat
o
3sg
an
and
dɛn
then
[...].
[...]
They dry coconuts, beat it (i.e. the coconut fibre), and then [...].
Comment:
This illustrates generic interpretation of a bare nonstative verb.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 325
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
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 marked differently
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