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Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
References
Velupillai 2003
: 119, 57
Examples
ʃi wɛn ɹaɪʔ wan buk
ʃi
3sg
.
f
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
ɹaɪʔ
write
wan
art
buk
book
She wrote a book.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 76
aɪ lav dɔgs
aɪ
1sg
lav
love
dɔg-s
dog-
pl
I love dogs.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 119
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