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Example 47-109
Ora Lucia tabata pasa ta bai misa, [...].
Ora
hour
Lucia
Lucia
tabata
pst
pasa
pass
ta
ger
bai
go
misa,
church
[...].
[...]
When Lucy passed there on her way to church, [...].
Comment:
The translation is mine; the two events denoted here clearly overlap.
Type:
published source
Source:
Maurer 1988
: 261
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect change in verb chains: Aspect change in verb chains is possible
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