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Example 59-216
mo
na
lo, ala duti ti koze
mo
2sg
na
prep
lo,
3sg
ala
2pl
duti
sit
ti
to
koze
converse
You and he/she had a conversation.
Comment:
The verb
duti
'sit' suggests prolonged conversation, and the use of
ti
suggests purpose, perhaps. The serial chain
ala duti a-koze
has a different meaning, I should think.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Samarin 1967
: 88
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Nominal and verbal conjunction: Identity, overtly expressed
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