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Example 52-72:
yé té ka koupé vyann
ké
'n tibwa
yé
they
té
pst
ka
hab
koupé
cut
vyann
meat
ké
with
'n
a
tibwa
small.wood
They used to cut meat with a wooden stick.
Example 52-74:
Marie soti pati
ké
Georges
Marie
Mary
soti
go.out
pati
leave
ké
with
Georges
George
Mary went out and left together with George.
Example 52-75:
Georges ké Marie kouri alé
Georges
Georges
ké
with
Marie
Mary
kouri
run
alé
go
Georges and Mary quickly went away.
Example 52-76:
ké
syo mo té ka chayé dlo
ké
with
syo
pot
mo
I
té
pst
ka
hab
chayé
carry
dlo
water
I used to carry the water in a big pot.
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Comitatives and instrumentals
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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