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Nominal and verbal conjunction
Hen is used for sentences, while
ku is used for DPs.
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Differentiation
Example 3-86:
A náki en
hén
a kíi en.
A
3sg
náki
hit
en
3sg
hén
and.then
a
3sg
kíi
kill
en.
3sg
He hit it and he killed it.
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 77
Example 3-87:
wan mbéti fátu súti-wan
wan
a
mbéti
animal
fátu
fat
súti-wan
sweet-one
a fat and sweet piece of meat
Example 3-88:
mi
ku
én
mi
1sg
ku
and
én
3sg
me and him
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Source:
Veenstra 1996
: 77
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