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Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))
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Going to named places
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 50.0%
Example 53-311:
O, ye kouri la Vil, ye kouri Kalifourni.
O,
oh
ye
3pl
kouri
go
laVil,
New.Orleans
ye
3pl
kouri
go
Kalifourni.
California
Oh, they went to New Orleans, they went to California.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 465
Confidence:
Very certain
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Preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 53-312:
Mo gen kouri a Livonnya.
Mo
1sg
gen
have.to
kouri
go
a
to
Livonnya.
Livonia
I have to go to Livonia.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 358
Example 53-313:
Li kouri kote Tulane, New Orleans.
Li
3sg
kouri
go
kote
to
<Tulane,
Tulane
New
New
Orleans>.
Orleans
He went to Tulane (University), in New Orleans.
Source:
Klingler 2003
: 360
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole (geographical (Pointe Coupee))
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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