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Going to named places
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No adpositional/case marking
Example 49-248:
M rive Nouyòk.
M
1sg
rive
arrive
Nouyòk.
New.York
I have arrived in New York.
French:
Je suis arrivé à New-York.
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 47
Example 49-249:
Gen on abitan ki sot andeyò, li vin sere Pòtoprens.
Gen
there.is
on
indf
abitan
farmer
ki
rel
sot
come.from
andeyò,
outside
li
3sg
vin
come
sere
hide
Pòtoprens.
Port.au.Prince
There is a farmer who has come from the village to hide in Port-au-Prince.
French:
Il y a un paysan qui est venu de la campagne pour se cacher à Port-au-Prince.
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 47
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Language:
Haitian Creole
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Dejean 1982
: 47
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