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Example 39-131
Yo gɔs kõta istɔr
jũt də
Conchita.
Yo
1sg
gɔs
like.
npst
kõt-a
tell-
inf
istɔr
story
jũt
together
də
of
Conchita.
Conchita
I like to chat with Conchita.
Comment:
In Diu Indo-Portuguese, the expression
kõta istɔr
(literally 'tell a story/stories') is often used with the meaning of 'to chat'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 186
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Comitatives and instrumentals: Overlap
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