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Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
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Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
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‘Come’ and ‘go’ directionals exist
Example 69-64:
mən pambaysambi wambi taŋgay kandək
mən
3sg
pambaysa-mbi
carry-
dep
wa-mbi
go-
dep
taŋgay
beach
kandək
obl
(They) carried it to the beach.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Directional serial verb constructions with 'come' and 'go'
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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