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Purely aspectual system
Example 16-2:
dè go fɔ dagɔmba ʧif haus
dè
3pl
go
go
fɔ
to
dagɔmba
Dagomba
ʧif
chief
haus
house
They went to the Dagomba chief's house.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 210
Example 16-19:
wiʧples dɛ faia dè bɛn?
wiʧ-ples
which-place
dɛ
art
faia
fire
dè
prog
bɛn?
burn
Where is the fire?
Source:
Huber 1999
: 188
Example 16-92:
wì dè dig àm
wit
pikaks
wit
ɛvritin
wit
ʃɔful
wì
1pl
dè
prog
dig
dig
àm
3sg
.
obj
wit
with
pikaks
pickaxe
wit
with
ɛvritin
everything
wit
with
ʃɔful
shovel
We were digging it (out) with pickaxes, with anything, with shovels.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Own knowledge
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