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Example 61-26
Mina funa
ló
.
Mina
I
fun-a
want-
v
ló.
that
I want that (one).
Comment:
Note the acute accent on
lo
signifying high tone.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Same forms
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 marked differently
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