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Example 47-49
Anochi ela sinta korta e kweru ku su santu pasenshi na repirepi.
Anochi
night
el
3sg
a
pfv
sinta
sit
korta
cut
e
def
kweru
skin
ku
with
su
poss
santu
holy
pasenshi
patience
na
loc
repi~repi.
strip~
pl
At night he sat and patiently cut the skin into numerous strips.
Type:
literary source
Source:
Kouwenberg 2003
: 162
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural reduplication
Comitatives and instrumentals: Identity
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