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Value No ‘take’ serials
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions
Examples
Beda Taiga gaan an tek ihn mama
an
ker im da Beda Naansi fi ihn tend tu him.
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
gaan
go.
ant
an
and
tek
take
ihn
3sg
.
poss
mama
mother
an
and
ker
carry
im
3sg
da
to
Beda
Brother
Naansi
Anansi
fi
comp
ihn
3sg
tend
tend
tu
to
him.
3sg
Brother Tiger took his mother to Brother Anansi for him to tend to her.
Ihn kot di miit
wid
di naif.
Ihn
3sg
kot
cut
di
art
.
def
miit
meat
wid
ins
di
art
.
def
naif.
knife
She cut the meat with the knife.
Ihn put di bag pan di tiebl.
Ihn
3sg
put
put
di
art
.
def
bag
bag
pan
upon
di
art
.
def
tiebl.
table
She put the bag on the table.
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