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Instrumental expressions
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Adposition Frequency: 70.0%
Example 13-128:
E gii de sodja dem orda fa tie Paul op
wid
two chain.
E
he
gii
give
de
the
sodja
soldier
dem
pl
orda
order
fa
for
tie
tie
Paul
Paul
op
up
wid
ins
two
two
chain.
chain
He gave the soldiers orders to tie Paul up with two chains. (Acts 21.33)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 483
Example 13-129:
A da bactize oona
wid
wata.
A
I
da
am
bactize
baptizing
oona
you
wid
ins
wata.
water
I am baptizing you with water. (Mt 3.11)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 8
Confidence:
Certain
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Serial verb Frequency: 30.0%
Example 13-127:
Ee
take
stick
kill
um.
Ee
3sg
.
sbj
take
take
stick
stick
kill
kill
um.
3.
obj
He killed them with a stick.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 211
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Instrumental expressions
Source:
Own knowledge
Turner [1949] 2002
: 211
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