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Adposition
Example 55-121:
li kup dipeṅ
avek/ek
en kuto
li
3sg
kup
cut
dipeṅ
bread
avek/ek
with
en
indf
.
art
kuto
knife
S/he cuts the bread with a knife.
Example 55-122:
e ki fer
avek
bagas?
e
and
ki
what
fer
do
avek
with
bagas?
bagasse
And what is done with the remains of sugar-cane?
Source:
Kriegel 1996
: 198
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Instrumental expressions
Source:
Own knowledge
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