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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 47-155:
Kada bes ku e tin chèns e ta bula bini su Boneiru stimá.
Kada
every
bes
time
ku
comp
e
3sg
tin
have
chèns
opportunity
e
3sg
ta
tns
bula
fly
bini
come
su
poss
Boneiru
Bonaire
stimá.
beloved
Every time he has an opportunity, he flies to his beloved Bonaire.
Source:
nd
: 27 June 2009, p.10
Example 47-164:
E bebi a gatia bai den kushina.
E
def
bebi
baby
a
pfv
gatia
creep
bai
go
den
in
kushina.
kitchen
The baby crept into the kitchen.
Source:
Muller 1989
: 361
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Bendix 1972
;
Jansen et al. 1978
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