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Example 75-177
Zhan dan lii muuvii kiituhteew pi
peeshaaw
eew Maari.
Zhan
John
dan
prep
.
loc
lii
art
.
pl
muuvii
movie
kii-tuhtee-w
pst
-go-3
pi
and
peeshaaw-eew
bring.
anim
-3.
sbj
.3.
obj
Maari.
Mary
John went to the movies with Mary. OR: John went to the movies and he brought Mary.
Comment:
Some speakers seem to prefer this construction.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Comitatives and instrumentals: Overlap
Noun phrase conjunction and comitative: Differentiation
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