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Value ‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Parameter:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
References
Huber 1999
: 236-238
Examples
wɔta kari àm go
wɔta
water
kari
carry
àm
3sg
.
obj
go
go
The water carried it away.
See
Huber 1999
: 237
dɛ viliʤ viliʤ pikin ɔ rɔn kɔm hiɛ
dɛ
art
viliʤ~viliʤ
village~village
pikin
child
ɔ
all
rɔn
run
kɔm
come
hiɛ
here
The children from the villages are all running to this place.
See
Huber 1999
: 237
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