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Aspect change in verb chains
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Aspect change in verb chains is possible
Example 33-110:
N sai na yanda ba na strada katcur ladran toki N tciga kasa.
N
1sg
Ø
pfv
sai
leave
na
prog
yanda
walk
ba
pst
na
in
strada
road
katcur
dog
ladra-n
bark-
1sg
toki
until
N
1sg
tciga
arrive
kasa.
home
I left [and while I] was walking on the road, a dog was barking at me till I got home.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Feature:
Aspect change in verb chains
Source:
Own knowledge
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