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Example 59-315
gongo so ala goo so, ala goo ngbii, ala si na da ti koli ni
gongo
going
so
rel
ala
3pl
gwe
go
so,
rel
ala
3pl
gwe
go
ngbii,
long.time
ala
3pl
si
arrive
na
prep
da
house
ti
of
koli
husband
ni
det
After having gone a long time they arrived at the husband's house. OR: They went a long time and then arrived at the husband's house.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Verb doubling in temporal clauses: Verb doubling is possible in temporal clauses
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