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Example 62-76
vélí vanhóngá, vésó nhóngá
vé-li
2-come:from
vanhonga,
Konga
vé-so
2-go
nhonga
Konga
They left for Konga. They went to Konga.
Comment:
The second clause is a correction of the first one.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own field data 1993
Language:
Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu
by
Maarten Mous
cite
Datapoints:
Going to named places: No adpositional/case marking
Motion-to and motion-from: Identity
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