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Example 30-109
Bu
k
'ál sa ta ngana-m! Bu krer
k'
ál ser finjidu!
Bu=k=ál
2sg
=
neg
=
mod
sa=ta=ngana=m!
prog
=
ipfv
=deceive=
1sg
Bu=krer
2sg
.
poss
=love
k=ál
neg
=
mod
ser
be
finji-du!
feign-
pass
You shouldn't cheat on me! Your love shouldn't be fake.
German:
Du solltest mich nicht betrügen! Deine Liebe sollte nicht geheuchelt sein!
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Veiga 1987
: 183
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
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