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Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Example 27-12:
An sini a sing een sang.
An
and
sini
3pl
a
pst
sing
sing
een
indf
sang.
song
And they sang a song.
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 16
Example 27-123:
Am mangkḗ fo gi am twaləfhondərt patakón [...].
Am
3sg
mangkḗ
want
fo
for
gi
give
am
3sg
twaləf-hondərt
twelve-hundred
patakón
patacons
[...].
[...]
He wants to give him twelve hundred patacons [...].
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 61
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Negerhollands
by
Robbert van Sluijs
cite
Language:
Negerhollands
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 23, 63
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