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Going to named places
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Preposition Frequency: 60.0%
Example 9-31:
Wɛn unu kum da town?
Wɛn
when
unu
2pl
kum
come
da
to
town?
town
When are you coming to town?
Example 9-154:
Dey ker dem da big krik.
Dey
3pl
ker
take
dem
them
da
to
big
Big
krik.
Creek
They took them to Big Creek.
Source:
Escure 1992
Confidence:
Certain
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No adpositional/case marking Frequency: 40.0%
Example 9-118:
I gaan Belize.
I
3sg
gaan
gone
Belize.
Belize
He/she went to Belize.
Source:
Escure 1992
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Going to named places
Source:
Escure 1983
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