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Aspect change in verb chains
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Aspect change in verb chains is possible
Example 30-114:
Bon, N Ø po nha balai di kárni na kabésa, N
Ø sai ta bende
.
Bon,
well
N=po
1sg
=put
nha=balai
1sg
.
poss
=basket
di=kárni
of=meet
na=kabésa
on=head
N=sai
1sg
=go.out
ta=bende.
ipfv
=sell
OK, I put my meat basket on my head, I left [and began] to sell [the meat].
German:
OK, ich setzte [also] meinen Fleischkorb auf den Kopf und ging los und verkaufte [Fleisch].
Source:
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. báxu
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Feature:
Aspect change in verb chains
Source:
Lang et al. 2012
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