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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 67-175:
Hari-hari jalan-jalan sini
datang
Geylang Balu Kampong.
Hari~hari
day~day
jalan~jalan
walk~walk
sini
here
datang
come
Geylang
Geylang
Balu
Bahru
Kampong.
village
Everyday, [I] walk here to Geylang Bahru.
Source:
Aye 2005
: 119
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Aye 2005
: 119
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