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Example 30-183
E
pega
lenha e
po
na txon.
E=pega
3sg
=take
lenha
wood
e=po
3sg
=put
na=txon.
in=ground
He took the firewood and put it on the floor.
German:
Er nahm das Brennholz und legte es auf den Boden.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Lang et al. 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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