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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 38-156:
Ngisyi sa vatu masy ske va ba libadeli.
Nge-isyi
person-
dem
sa
be
vatu
courageous
masy
most
ske
irr
va
jump
ba
go
liba-de
on.top-of
eli.
3sg
The most courageous person will jump on top of it.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Own fieldwork
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