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Example 47-154
E tin mei ora ta lesa.
E
3sg
tin
have
mei
half
ora
hour
ta
tns
lesa.
read
He has been reading for half an hour.
Dutch:
Hij is een half uur aan het lezen.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
published source
Source:
Muller 1989
: 238
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb: Identity
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