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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 15-114:
i dɔn drɛb dɛm go na do
i
3sg
dɔn
pfv
drɛb
drive
dɛm
them
go
go
na
loc
do
outside
He has driven them out (of the house).
Source:
Nylander 1981
: 109
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Nylander 1981
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