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Example 55-156
li pe plore, praṅ li ale
li
3sg
pe
prog
plore,
cry
praṅ
take.
imp
li
3sg
ale
go
It cries, take it and go away.
French:
Il pleure, prends-le et pars!
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Kriegel et al. 2009
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go': ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
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