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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 both unmarked
Example 59-162:
kol ni amu mama ni afaa lo
koli
man
ni
det
a-mu
pm
-take
mama
mother
ni
det
a-faa
pm
-kill
lo
3sg
The man (husband) took the (wife's) mother and killed her.
Example 59-327:
ambeni ahinga ape
a-mbeni
pl
-some
a-hinga
pm
-know
ape
neg
Some (people) don't know (about it).
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Language:
Sango
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Samarin 1967
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