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Value Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Language:
Korlai
Parameter:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
References
Clements 2007
: 154
Examples
Engineer parmi punto ki wɔ ki sab? Yo halo ki yo sab electric welding ani gas welding.
Engineer
engineer
parmi
me
punto
ask.
pst
ki
comp
wɔ
you.
fam
ki
what
sab?
know
Yo
I
halo
say.
pst
ki
comp
yo
I
sab
know
electric
electric
welding
welding
ani
and
gas
gas
welding.
welding
The engineer asked me "What do you know?" I said, "I know how to do electric welding and gas welding."
Ku Mari kere ki su rhapa kadz ʋi.
Ku
obj
Mari
Mari
kere
want
ki
comp
su
her
rhapa
boy
kadz
house
ʋi.
come
Mari wants her boy to come home.
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