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Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
References
Kouwenberg 2007
: 25-26
Examples
di tokap furfurtɛ ɛk buku
di
the
toko-apu
child-
pl
furu-furu-tɛ
steal-steal-
pfv
ɛkɛ
1sg
buku
book
The children stole my books (repeatedly, over a period of time).
See
Kouwenberg 1992
: 287
di mama
suku
M. fi ʃima fan di wari ka
di
the
mama
mother
suku
want
M.
m
.
fi
for
ʃima
move
fan
from
di
the
wari
house
ka
neg
His mother doesn't want M. to move out.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 324
en
dro
kokonotan
bako
an dɛn [...]
eni
3pl
droko
dry
kokonoto
coconut
an
and
baku
beat
o
3sg
an
and
dɛn
then
[...].
[...]
They dry coconuts, beat it (i.e. the coconut fibre), and then [...].
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 325
ju kik hori habwo sa bam ka
ju
2sg
kiki
see
hoso
how
ori
3sg
habu
have
o
3sg
sa
so
bam
nice
ka
neg
You see how he doesn't keep it very nice.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 354
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