Value Preposition

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Going to named places
References
Winford 2002: 408

Examples

  1. Yu ben go nanga trein na Republiek.
    Yu
    2sg
    ben
    pst
    go
    go
    nanga
    with
    trein
    train
    na
    loc
    Republiek.
    Republiek
    You went by train to Republiek.
  2. A blaka man kari a ingi taki kon unu go na Kwatta pasi.
    A
    det
    blaka
    black
    man
    man
    kari
    call
    a
    det
    ingi
    Indian
    taki
    say
    kon
    come
    unu
    1pl
    go
    go
    na
    loc
    Kwatta
    Kwatta
    pasi.
    street
    The black guy called the Indian saying let’s go to Kwatta street.

    See Winford 2000: 112

  3. En a man taki te a man go a Holland dan a man o seni wan sani gi mi.
    En
    and
    a
    det
    man
    man
    taki
    say
    te
    when
    a
    det
    man
    man
    go
    go
    a
    loc
    Holland
    Holland
    dan
    then
    a
    det
    man
    man
    o
    fut
    seni
    send
    wan
    art
    sani
    thing
    gi
    give
    mi.
    me
    And the man said that when he went to Holland he would send something for me.

    See Winford 2002: 408