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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 42-145:
eli ja andá
bai
kaza
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
andá
walk
bai
go
kaza
house
He walked home.
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 212
Example 42-146:
eli ja andá
beng
kaza
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
andá
walk
beng
come
kaza
house
He walked home.
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 212
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 212
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