Example 19-90

Yɛ́stàdé nayt we à dè kɔl yu [...].
Yɛ́stàdé
yesterday
nayt
night
we
subord
à
1sg.sbj
dè
ipfv
kɔl
call
yu
2sg.emph
[...].
[...]
Yesterday night, when I was calling you [...].
Comment:
The presence of the time adverbial is sufficient to anchor time reference in the past. No further tense marking is necessary.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Field data