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Example 22-78
Bai mitupela i ringim taksi.
Bai
fut
mitupela
1du
.
excl
i
pm
ring-im
ring-
tr
taksi.
taxi
We'll ring a taxi.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 88
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
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