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Example 48-97
I polé yebá kuenta nu.
I
I
__
__
polé
can
yebá
figure
kuenta
account
nu.
not
I can't figure (this) out. OR: I can't calculate (this).
Spanish:
(Yo) no puedo llevar cuenta.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Schwegler and Green 2007
: 276
Language:
Palenquero
by
Armin Schwegler
cite
Datapoints:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs: Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked with the same overt marker
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