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Example 71-154
Mahope kela Kepani kii mai hopu iaia
hele
.
Mahope
later
kela
det
Kepani
Japanese
kii
fetch
mai
dir
hopu
seize
iaia
3sg
hele.
go
Then the Japanese took him away.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1892
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go': ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
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