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Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Examples
Husat
i bin wokim?
Husat
who
i
pm
bin
pst
wok-im?
do-
tr
Who did it?
Em i save long Tok Pisin.
Em
3sg
i
pm
save
know
long
prep
Tok
Tok
Pisin.
Pisin
He knows Tok Pisin.
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