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Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Comitatives and instrumentals
References
Wilner 1992
Examples
Dan fakansi ten dan wi e go
nanga
wan heri groep.
Dan
then
fakansi
vacation
ten
time
dan
then
wi
we
e
ipfv
go
go
nanga
with
wan
a
heri
whole
groep.
group
During the vacation we went with the entire group.
Mi go
nanga
mi brada na foto.
Mi
1sg
go
go
nanga
with
mi
1sg
brada
brother
na
loc
foto.
town
I went to town with my brother.
See
Wilner 1992
: 48
Te mi ppa e wroko dan, den e gwe
nanga
en.
Te
when
mi
1sg
ppa
father
e
ipfv
wroko
work
dan,
then
den
3pl
e
ipfv
gwe
go
nanga
with
en.
3sg
When my father went to work then they would go with him.
A e
teki
den
tyari gwe
go, go drai miri.
A
3sg
e
ipfv
teki
take
den
3pl
tyari
carry
gwe
away
go,
go
go
go
drai
turn
miri.
mill
He would take them along to go turn the mill.
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.
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