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Going to named places
The option without a preposition is considered more basilectal.
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Preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 12-198:
Uh-huh, and after he dead, then I come to Nassau with my other - with my - two of my sister.
[...]
[...]
after
after
he
3sg
.
sbj
dead,
dead
then
then
I
1sg
.
sbj
come
come[
pfv
]
to
prep
Nassau
Nassau
[...].
[...]
[...] after he died, I came to Nassau [...].
Confidence:
Very certain
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 50.0%
Example 12-197:
And one my other boy, he gone Freeport to work.
[...]
[...]
he
he
gone
go.
pfv
Freeport
Freeport
to
to
work.
work
[...] he has gone to Freeport to work.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bahamian Creole
by
Stephanie Hackert
cite
Language:
Bahamian Creole
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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