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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 17-17:
Ìm kari nayf go.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
kari
carry
nayf
knife
go.
go.
loc
S/he took the knife away.
Example 17-145:
Ìm kari nayf ko̱m.
Ìm
3sg
.
sbj
kari
carry
nayf
knife
ko̱m.
come.
loc
S/he brought the knife.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 75-81
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