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Example 8-120:
Mieri go maakit yeside.
Mieri
Mary
go
go
maakit
market
yeside.
yesterday
Mary went to [the] market yesterday.
Example 8-121:
Mieri kom frahn maakit yeside.
Mieri
Mary
kom
come
frahn
from
maakit
market
yeside.
yesterday
Mary came from the market yesterday.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Motion-to and motion-from
Source:
Own knowledge
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