Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Datapoint
Gullah
/
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Values
Show/hide details
Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
Example 13-99:
Ya
know
John wa Bactize.
Ya
you
know
know
John
John
wa
who
Bactize.
baptizes
You know John the Baptist. (see Mt 14.8)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 53
Example 13-100:
Den e git eenta de boat an
go
ta de Magadan sho.
Den
then
e
3sg
git
get
eenta
into
de
the
boat
boat
an
and
go
go
ta
to
de
the
Magadan
Magadan
sho.
shore
Then he got into the boat and went to the coast of Magdala. OR: [A]nd [he] took ship and came into the coasts of Magdala. (Mt 15.39)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 59
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Own knowledge
×