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Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Coming from named places
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 196-8
Examples
ori ʃi papa kumtɛ fan di plɛk nam kanʤi krik
ori
3sg
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
papa
father
kumu-tɛ
come-
pfv
fan
from
di
the
plɛkɛ
place
nam
name
kanʤi
Canje
krik
Creek
Her father came from the place called Canje Creek.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 594
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