Datapoint Guyanais/Aspect change in verb chains

Values

Aspect change in verb chains is possible

Example 52-59:
nou pati nou ka maché nou ka maché nou ka maché kabouré-a ka fè klow wonm-an [...] di: "sa ki divan bay lè"
nou
we
pati
leave
nou
we
ka
prog
maché
walk
nou
we
ka
prog
maché
walk
nou
we
ka
prog
maché
walk
kabouré-a
chariot-art
ka
prog
make
klow
noise
wonm-an
man-art
[...]
[...]
di:
say
"sa
that
ki
which
divan
in.front.of.me
bay
give
lè"
air
We left (our house) we were walking (3x), the chariot starts making noises, the man [...] said: "The thing that is in my way, let (me) pass."

Source: Jennings and Pfänder 2013+

Confidence:
Intermediate