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Example 31-149
El toma faka korta karni.
El
he
toma
take
faka
knife
korta
cut
karni.
meat
He took the knife and cut the meat.
Comment:
It is also possible to say
El toma faka korta karni ku el.
'He took the knife and cut the meat with it'.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
own knowledge (Marlyse Baptista)
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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