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Example 36-111
Kathô
tambu
n’kila rê
pê
kosi bega.
Kathô
dog
tambu
take
n’kila
tail
rê
his
pê
put
kosi
under
bega.
belly
The dog put his tail under his belly.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork data 2008
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation impossible
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