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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 both unmarked
Example 3-61:
Dí mujée hánse.
Dí
def
.
sg
mujée
woman
hánse.
beautiful
The woman is beautiful.
Example 3-62:
Mi wáka.
Mi
1sg
wáka.
walk
I walked.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Fieldwork data
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