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Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘like’
Examples
Dei get fa laik it.
Dei
3pl
get
get
fa
comp
laik
like
it.
3sg
.
n
They get to like it. OR: They will take a liking to it.
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nd
Ih neva laik notn.
Ih
3sg
neva
neg
.
pst
laik
like
notn.
nothing
He didn’t like anything.
Ai laik suga.
Ai
1sg
laik
like
suga.
sugar
I like sugar.
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