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Example 25-219
Wi
shud binala
gidim
du, ei?
Wi
1pl
shud
should
bin=ala
pst
=always/
hab
gid-im
get-
tr
du,
too
ei?
tag
We should have been getting them too, ey? (Context: flood relief goods). OR: We should have been able to get them too, ey? (Orig. Transl.)
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates word order in the verb phrase.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
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