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Example 52-4
mo kontan sa liv-la-a
mo
I
kontan
like
sa
dem
liv-la-a
book-
def
-
def
I like that book.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Datapoints:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
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 both unmarked
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