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‘Take’ serial verb constructions
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Instrument of the second verb, no resumptive pronoun
Example 74-132:
náyka
iskam
máskit
mámuk
tlxwap
náyka
1sg
iskam
take
máskit
gun
mámuk
make
tlxwap
hole
I make a hole with the gun.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
‘Take’ serial verb constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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