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Example 15-68
a bin jɔs di slip
a
1sg
bin
pst
jɔs
adv
di
prog
slip
sleep
I was just sleeping.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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