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Example 33-171
I bin djudan.
I
3sg
bin
come
djuda-n.
help-
1sg
He came to help me.
Portuguese:
Ele veio ajudar-me.
Comment:
Bin
'come' expresses both motion towards and purpose.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
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