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Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are marked differently
Example 55-37:
mwa ek Mari ti al Porlwi
mwa
1sg
ek
and
Mari
Mary
ti
pst
al
go
Porlwi
Port.Louis
Mary and I went to Port Louis.
Example 55-177:
mo kóne ki li en kúyoṅ — Róber kóne ki Mári malád
mo
1sg
kóne
know
ki
comp
li
3sg
Ø
cop
en
indf
kúyoṅ
fool
—
Róber
Robert
kóne
know
ki
comp
Mári
Mary
Ø
cop
malád
ill
I know he is a fool. — Robert knows that Mary is ill.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Own knowledge
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