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

  1. Thei katim hiya igen.
    Thei
    3pl
    kat-im
    cut-tr
    hiya
    here
    igen.
    too
    They cut them here too (trees to make didgeridoos from).
  2. Fish yu bin getim.
    Fish
    fish
    yu
    2sg
    bin
    pst
    get-im.
    get-tr
    Fish you got.
  3. Im sabi thet taka.
    Im
    3sg
    sabi
    know
    thet
    dem
    taka.
    tucker
    She knows that (plant) food.