Datapoint Ternate Chabacano/‘Take’ serial verb constructions

Values

No ‘take’ serials

Example 44-147:
Ta quita lotru bangca nah playa ta icha esti nah calle.
Ta
ipfv
quita
take
lotru
3pl
bangca
boat
nah
loc
playa
shore
ta
ipfv
icha
put
esti
this
nah
loc
calle.
street
They take a boat from the shore and put it on the street.

Source: Nigoza 2007: 28

Example 44-148:
Quel manga vecino de Lelung Islaw, lojotro, Editha, Neneng y Coring, a icha quel camisa sucio nah infrente di trangca.
Quel
det
manga
pl
vecino
neighbour
de
of
Lelung
Lelung
Islaw,
Islaw
lojotro,
3pl
Editha,
Editha
Neneng
Neneng
y
y
Coring,
Coring
a
pfv
icha
put
quel
det
camisa
dress
sucio
dirty
nah
loc
infrente
front
di
of
trangca.
gate
The neighbours of old Islaw, Editha, Neneng and Coring, put the dirty dresses in front of the gate.

Source: Nigoza 2007: 48

Confidence:
Intermediate