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Example 33-86
N na tciga amanha.
N
1sg
na
fut
tciga
arrive
amanha.
tomorrow
I will arrive tomorrow.
Portuguese:
Chegarei amanhã. OR: Chego amanhã.
Comment:
Na
marks the future.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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