Datapoint Guyanais/Tense-aspect systems
French Guyana Creole has had a mixed aspectual-temporal system from the beginning, which it has kept until today. It is changing, though, and losing aspectual values more and more.
Values 
Mixed aspectual-temporal system
- Example 52-5:
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mo achté liv ba tomoIachtébuylivbookbagivetoyouI bought a book for you.
- Example 52-52:
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i ka brèihekaprogbrèdrinkHe is drinking.
Source: Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
- Example 52-108:
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a chanté yé té ka chantéahlchantésingyétheytépstkaprogchantésingThey were singing out loud (lit. It is singing they were singing).
Source: Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
- Confidence:
- Very certain