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Kikongo-Kituba
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Going to named places
The all-purpose connective na is used.
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Preposition Frequency: 50.0%
Example 58-67:
Yandi kwenda na bwala.
Yandi
he/she
Ø
pfv
kwenda
go
na
loc
bwala.
village
He/She went to the village.
Confidence:
Very certain
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 50.0%
Example 58-101:
Yandi kota (na) nzo.
Yandi
he/she
kota
enter.
narr
(na)
(
conn
)
nzo.
house
He entered/went into the house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Own knowledge
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