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Nigerian Pidgin
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Going to named places
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 43.8%
Example 17-136:
À go (fò̱r) Òyó.
À
1sg
.
sbj
go
go
(fò̱r)
(
prep
)
Òyó.
Òyó.
I went to Òyó.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 152
Confidence:
Very certain
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Preposition Frequency: 18.8%
Example 17-136:
À go (fò̱r) Òyó.
À
1sg
.
sbj
go
go
(fò̱r)
(
prep
)
Òyó.
Òyó.
I went to Òyó.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 152
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb plus preposition Frequency: 18.8%
Example 17-135:
À wàka go (fò̱r) Òyó.
À
1sg
.
sbj
wàka
walk
go
go.
loc
(fò̱r)
(
prep
)
Òyó.
Òyó.
I went to Òyó.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 152
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb Frequency: 18.8%
Example 17-134:
À go rich Òyó.
À
1sg
.
sbj
go
go
rich
reach.
loc
Òyó.
Òyó.
I went to Òyó.
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 152
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 55, 152
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