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Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Examples
Thei katim hiya igen.
Thei
3pl
kat-im
cut-
tr
hiya
here
igen.
too
They cut them here too (trees to make didgeridoos from).
Fish yu bin getim.
Fish
fish
yu
2sg
bin
pst
get-im.
get-
tr
Fish you got.
Im
sabi
thet taka.
Im
3sg
sabi
know
thet
dem
taka.
tucker
She knows that (plant) food.
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