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Aspect change in verb chains is possible
Example 37-83:
N
xyê sa ke
n'ifi-kumin, kasô kupa mi ten txyô.
N
1sg
Ø
pfv
xyê
leave
sa
prog
ka
ipfv
we
go
na
loc
ifi-kumin,
road
kasô
dog
Ø
pfv
kupa
bark
mi
1sg
ten
till
txyô.
farm
I left [and while I] was walking on the road, a dog barked at me till I got home.
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 85
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Principense
Feature:
Aspect change in verb chains
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 85-86
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