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Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
This is the narrative tense.
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Stative verbs with present reference and dynamic verbs with past perfective reference are both unmarked
Example 58-67:
Yandi kwenda na bwala.
Yandi
he/she
Ø
pfv
kwenda
go
na
loc
bwala.
village
He/She went to the village.
Example 58-68:
Mono
banza
yandi mene kwisa.
Mono
I
Ø
prs
banza
think
yandi
he/she
mene
prf
kwisa.
come
I think he/she has come.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Own knowledge
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