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Afrikan Language Institute => Akan (Twi) Language Resources => Topic started by: Agbede on Nov 21, 2013, 01:56 PM

Title: Serial Verbs the 3rd Person Inanimate Pronoun-gctid98597
Post by: Agbede on Nov 21, 2013, 01:56 PM
Aba bɛfa no. ~ Aba will take him/her
Aba bɛfa sika no. ~ Aba will take the money.
Aba bɛfa. ~ Aba will take it (the money).

Pagya agodeɛ no. ~ Lift the toy.
Ma agodeɛ no so. ~ Lift the toy.
Pagya no. ~ Lift him/her.
Pagya. ~ Lift it.

NANSO...

(1) Ma no so. ~ Lift it. (?)
anaa
(2) Ma so. ~ Lift it. (?)

Understanding how the 3rd person inanimate works with generally, does it work the same with serial verbs?

My thought is that the correct way to render the sentence "Lift it (i.e. the toy)" would be "Ma so." Which is correct?