Datapoint Sranan/Raining constructions

Values

Rain falls

Example 2-155:
En sontron te unu kmopo a skoro alen e kon.
En
and
sontron
sometimes
te
when
unu
we
kmopo
come.out
a
the
skoro
school
alen
rain
e
ipfv
kon.
come
And sometimes when we came from school it rained.
Example 2-156:
Dan mi taki ai, a no pikinso alen fadon.
Dan
then
mi
1sg
taki
say
ai,
yes
a
it
no
neg
pikinso
a.little
alen
rain
fadon.
fall
Then I said, ‘well, it rained a lot.' (Lit. 'it wasn't just a little rain that fell')
Example 2-157:
A alen wai pikinso.
A
det
alen
rain
wai
blow.away
pikinso.
a.little
The rain has blown away a little (i.e.: It’s not raining so hard anymore.)

Source: Wilner 1992: 3

Confidence:
Very certain