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Example 5-114
hii
tek
di naif
kot
di bre:d
hii
he
tek
take
di
the
naif
knife
kot
cut
di
the
bre:d
bread
He cut the bread with a knife. OR: He used the knife to cut the bread.
Comment:
This meaning is not open to an accidental or unintended reading.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Instrumental expressions: Serial verb
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