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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 marked differently
Example 73-10:
nochu bikangi señorada sinku gallinada tinikta?
no-chu
not-
q
bi-ka-ngi
see-
pst
-
2sg
señora-da
lady-
acc
sinku
five
gallina-da
chicken-
acc
tini-k-ta
have-
ag
-
acc
Didn't you see the lady who had five chickens?
Source:
Muysken 1997
: 399
Example 73-2:
manchanida killanan amida
manchani-da
terrible-
acc
killa-na-n
lazy-
desid
-
3sg
ami-da
1.
pro
-
acc
I feel terribly lazy.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Muysken 1981
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