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Going to named places
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Example 47-158:
Dia 11 di desember mi lo bai Aruba.
Dia
day
11
11
di
of
desember
December
mi
1sg
lo
mood
bai
go
Aruba.
Aruba
The 11th of December I will be going to Aruba.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Example 47-159:
Dialuna ku a pasa nan a bai Hulanda bèk.
Dialuna
Monday
ku
comp
a
pfv
pasa
pass
nan
3pl
a
pfv
bai
go
Hulanda
Holland
bèk.
back
Last Monday they returned to Holland.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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