Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online

Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked

Language:

Cape Verdean Creole of Brava

Parameter:

Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs

References

2000; nd

Examples

1. N ben kaza. vs. N bai nha kaza.

   N

   I

   ben

   come

   kaza.

   home

   vs.

   vs.

   N

   I

   bai

   go

   nha

   my

   kaza.

   house

   I came home. vs. I went home.

   See 2000

2. Mi’N sta li mi so ku kel dos.

   Mi’N

   I

   sta

   am

   li

   here

   mi

   me

   so

   only

   ku

   with

   kel

   these

   dos.

   two

   I am here alone with only these two.

   See nd