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Example 13-144:
De nex day we git
ta
Rhodes, an fom dey we gone
ta
Patara.
De
the
nex
next
day
day
we
we
git
get
ta
to
Rhodes,
Rhodes
an
and
fom
from
dey
there
we
we
gone
go.
pst
ta
to
Patara.
Patara
The next day we got to Rhodes and from there we went to Patara. (Acts 21.1)
Source:
Anonymous 2005
: 479
Example 13-145:
ɪf ɒɪ fa ɡo ɒf
tʊ
wɪlyəmz.
ɪf
if
ɒɪ
I
fa
for
ɡo
go
ɒf
off
tʊ
to
wɪlyəmz.
Williams'
If I should go off to Williams' [place].
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 212
Example 13-146:
I rɒɪd də ɟaksnbʌrə.
I
3sg
rɒɪd
ride
də
prep
ɟaksnbʌrə.
Jacksonboro
He rides to Jacksonboro.
Source:
Turner [1949] 2002
: 210
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Gullah
by
Thomas B. Klein
cite
Language:
Gullah
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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