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Example 32-80
N ka
sabê./
N ka
sabia./
N
sub
.
N
1sg
ka
neg
sabê./
know
N
1sg
ka
neg
sabia./
know.
pst
.
ipfv
N
1sg
sub.
know.
pst
.
pfv
I don't know./I didn't know./I got to know.
Portuguese:
Não sei./Não sabia./Soube.
Comment:
This example shows weak suppletion according to tense and aspect.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect: Strong suppletion according to both tense and aspect
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