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Going to named places
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Serial verb Frequency: 25.0%
Example 5-135:
ii jraiv go Borbiis
ii
3sg
jraiv
drive
go
go
Borbiis
Berbice
He drove to Berbice.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Serial verb plus preposition Frequency: 25.0%
Example 5-134:
ii jraiv go a Jaajtong
ii
He
jraiv
drive
go
go
a
to
Jaajtong
Georgetown
He drove to Georgetown.
Confidence:
Very certain
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 25.0%
Example 5-133:
ii gaan Jaajtong
ii
she
gaan
gone
Jaajtong
Georgetown
She has gone to Georgetown.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Preposition Frequency: 25.0%
Example 5-132:
ii gaan a Jaajtong
ii
he
gaan
gone
a
to
Jaajtong
Georgetown
He has gone to Georgetown.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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