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Example 5-145
dem
tek
mi baag
put
am pon di grong
dem
3pl
tek
take
mi
poss
.
1sg
baag
bag
put
put
am
it
pon
on
di
the
grong
ground
They put my bag on the ground. OR: They took my bag and put it on the ground.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions: Theme of the second verb, literal interpretation possible
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