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Example 31-87
E ka
ta
da
ba
mi pa’N trabadja.
E
it
ka
neg
ta
asp
da-ba
give-
ant
mi
me
pa
for
N
I
trabadja
work
It was not sufficient for me to work.
Comment:
The aspect marker
ta
is preverbal but the anterior marker
ba
is postverbal.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately following the verb
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