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Example 9-100
A fayn di bɛs rowp.
A
1sg
fayn
find
di
the
bɛs
best
rowp.
rope
I found the best rope.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1983
: 34
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
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 both unmarked
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