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Example 17-66
À bin jo̱st dè go.
À
1sg
.
sbj
bin
ant
jo̱st
just
dè
ncompl
go.
go
I had just been going.
Type:
unknown
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
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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