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Instrumental expressions
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Serial verb Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-114:
hii
tek
di naif
kot
di bre:d
hii
he
tek
take
di
the
naif
knife
kot
cut
di
the
bre:d
bread
He cut the bread with a knife. OR: He used the knife to cut the bread.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Adposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-113:
ii kot di bre:d
wid
di naif
ii
he
kot
cut
di
the
bre:d
bread
wid
with
di
the
naif
knife
He cut the bread with a knife. OR: He used the knife to cut the bread.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Instrumental expressions
Source:
Own knowledge
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