Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked

Language:
Early Sranan
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
References
van den Berg 2007: 186

Examples

  1. Isredeh mi kau bringi wan mannpikin.
    Isrede
    yesterday
    mi
    1sg
    kau
    cow
    bringi
    deliver
    wan
    a
    manpikin.
    male.young
    Yesterday my cow delivered a bull calf.
    German: Gestern hat meine Kuh ein Junges, ein Oechsgen geworfen. [op.cit.]

    See Schumann 1783: 22

  2. Mi lobbi va jam fissi nanga pepre pattu.
    Mi
    1sg
    lobi
    love
    fu
    to
    nyan
    eat
    fisi
    fish
    nanga
    with
    peprepatu.
    peprepatu
    I like to eat fish with peprepatu (soup with cassave and peppers).

    See Schumann 1783: 134

  3. Joe wakke hessi te moesi.
    Yu
    2sg
    waka
    walk
    hesi
    quick
    tumusi.
    too.much
    You are walking too fast.
    Dutch: Uwe loopt hard. [op.cit.]

    See van Dyk ca. 1765: 44

  4. Dem pulu hem na <Gemeente>.
    Den
    3pl
    Ø
    pfv
    puru
    remove
    en
    3sg
    na
    loc
    <Gemeente>.
    congregation
    They expelled him from the congregation.
    German: Er ist aus der Gemeine ausgethan, ausgeschlossen [op.cit.]

    See Schumann 1783: 142

  5. Zenzi a de na pranasi a habi morre likki drie ten tien homan kaba zo menni nuw winti na tappe.
    Sensi
    since
    a
    3sg.sbj
    de
    cop
    na
    loc
    pranasi
    plantation
    a
    3sg.sbj
    habi
    have
    moro
    more
    leki
    like
    dritentin
    thirty
    uma
    woman
    kaba
    already
    someni
    many
    nyun
    new
    wentje
    girl
    na
    loc
    tapu.
    top
    Since he has been on the plantation, he has had more than thirty woman and many girls.
    Dutch: Zoo lang hy op de Plantagie geweest is, heeft hy al meer als Dertig Vrouwen gehad, buiten de Jonge meiden. [op.cit.]

    See van Dyk ca. 1765: 65