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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 8-79:
Jan sik an im daata nuo.
Jan
John
sik
sick
an
and
im
3sg
daata
daughter
nuo.
know
John is sick and his daughter knows.
Example 8-80:
Mieri kuk di fuud.
Mieri
Mary
kuk
cook
di
det
fuud.
food
Mary cooked the food.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Present reference of stative verbs and past perfective reference of dynamic verbs
Source:
Own knowledge
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