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Example 47-107
E muchanan ta kana ta grita riba kaya.
E
def
mucha
child
nan
pl
ta
tns
kana
walk
ta
ger
grita
scream
riba
on
kaya.
street
The children are yelling in the street while walking.
Comment:
The two events denoted here clearly overlap;
ta grita riba kaya
seems to denote manner.
Type:
published source
Source:
Muller 1983
: 49
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect change in verb chains: Aspect change in verb chains is possible
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