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Value Experiencer is subject, 'fear' is verbal
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Experiencer constructions with ‘fear’
Examples
ju bangi fi weŋ di plɛkɛ daŋka?
ju
2sg
bangi
afraid
fi
for
wengi
walk
di
the
plɛkɛ
place
danga
there
ka?
neg
Aren't you afraid to travel over there?
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 564
di bokapu bin bangi di doto kɛnɛ
di
the
boko-apu
Amerindian.person-
pl
bin
pst
bangi
afraid
di
the
doto
dead
kɛnɛ
person
Amerindians used to be scared of the dead.
See
Kouwenberg 2007
: 445
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