Datapoint Saramaccan/Instrumental expressions

Values

Serial verb Frequency: 50.0%

Example 3-83:
Mi tei di faka koti di bɛɛɛ.
Mi
1sg
tei
take
di
def.sg
faka
knife
koti
cut
di
def.sg
bɛɛɛ.
bread
I cut the bread with the knife.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 85

Confidence:
Very certain

Adposition Frequency: 50.0%

Example 3-82:
A koti hɛn ku di faka.
A
3sg
koti
cut
hɛn
3sg
ku
with
di
def.sg
faka.
knife
He cut it with the knife.
Confidence:
Very certain