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Example 28-98
en dektɛ di plɛk di korja savana
eni
3pl
deki-tɛ
take-
pfv
di
the
plɛkɛ
place
di
dem
kori-a
work-
ipfv
savana
savannah
They have taken over the place (and) are working in the savannah.
Comment:
This is a very rare example of aspect change in a series of predicates.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 393
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect change in verb chains: Aspect change in verb chains is possible
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