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Verb doubling in temporal clauses
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Verb doubling is not possible in temporal clauses
Example 41-165:
kebraalav eli jaoyaa aka nikara kuza
kebraa=lav
break=as.soon.as
eli
3sg
jaa-oyaa
pst
-see
aka
that
nikara
hab
.
neg
kuza
sew
As soon as [the sewing machine] broke, he saw it won't sew.
Source:
Smith 1974-5
: 5314
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
by
Ian R. Smith
cite
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Feature:
Verb doubling in temporal clauses
Source:
Smith 1974-5
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