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Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Instrumental expressions
Examples
So wan leisi a naki mi
nanga
wan batra.
So
so
wan
one
leisi
time
a
3sg
naki
hit
mi
1sg
nanga
with
wan
a
batra.
bottle
So one time she hit me with a bottle.
Yu kan tapu en
nanga
wan planga.
Yu
2sg
kan
can
tapu
close
en
3sg
nanga
with
wan
a
planga.
plank
You can close it with a plank.
Dus dan so unu ben kon a foto
nanga
a bigi boto.
Dus
thus
dan
then
so
so
unu
1pl
ben
pst
kon
come
a
loc
foto
town
nanga
with
a
det
bigi
big
boto.
boat
So that’s how we came to Paramaribo on the big ship.
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