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Example 37-148
[...] kasô
pega
pont'uraba mêtê
pw
'ubasu bwega.
[...]
[...]
kasô
dog
pega
take
ponta
point
urabu
tail
mêtê
put.into
pwê
put
ubasu
under
bwega.
belly
[...] the dog put its tail under his belly.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 115
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation impossible
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