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Value Aspect change in verb chains is possible
Language:
Guyanais
Parameter:
Aspect change in verb chains
Examples
nou pati nou ka maché nou ka maché nou ka maché kabouré-a ka fè klow wonm-an [...] di: "sa ki divan bay lè"
nou
we
pati
leave
nou
we
ka
prog
maché
walk
nou
we
ka
prog
maché
walk
nou
we
ka
prog
maché
walk
kabouré-a
chariot-
art
ka
prog
fè
make
klow
noise
wonm-an
man-
art
[...]
[...]
di:
say
"sa
that
ki
which
divan
in.front.of.me
bay
give
lè"
air
We left (our house) we were walking (3x), the chariot starts making noises, the man [...] said: "The thing that is in my way, let (me) pass."
See
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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