Datapoint Sranan/Comitatives and instrumentals

Nanga seems to be the preferred way of expressing comitative meaning. It’s also possible to use a ‘take’ svc, but this is less common, and teki here seems to mean literally ‘take’.

Values

Identity

Example 2-172:
Dan fakansi ten dan wi e go nanga wan heri groep.
Dan
then
fakansi
vacation
ten
time
dan
then
wi
we
e
ipfv
go
go
nanga
with
wan
a
heri
whole
groep.
group
During the vacation we went with the entire group.
Example 2-173:
Mi go nanga mi brada na foto.
Mi
1sg
go
go
nanga
with
mi
1sg
brada
brother
na
loc
foto.
town
I went to town with my brother.

Source: Wilner 1992: 48

Example 2-174:
Te mi ppa e wroko dan, den e gwe nanga en.
Te
when
mi
1sg
ppa
father
e
ipfv
wroko
work
dan,
then
den
3pl
e
ipfv
gwe
go
nanga
with
en.
3sg
When my father went to work then they would go with him.
Example 2-175:
A e teki den tyari gwe go, go drai miri.
A
3sg
e
ipfv
teki
take
den
3pl
tyari
carry
gwe
away
go,
go
go
go
drai
turn
miri.
mill
He would take them along to go turn the mill.
Example 2-176:
Yu kan tapu en nanga wan planga.
Yu
2sg
kan
can
tapu
close
en
3sg
nanga
with
wan
a
planga.
plank
You can close it with a plank.
Confidence:
Very certain