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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 52-91:
manman ka voyé timoun alé lékol
manman
mother
ka
prog
voyé
send
timoun
child
alé
go
lékol
school
Mom is sending her child to school.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Language:
Guyanais
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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