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Example 53-197
Mo lémé mié mayé avé Compair Bouki.
Mo
1sg
lémé
like
mié
better
mayé
marry
avé
with
Compair
Brother
Bouki.
Bouki
I prefer to marry Brother Bouki.
French:
J'aime mieux me marier avec Compère Bouki.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 35
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
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 both unmarked
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