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Example 33-88
M’bay ba skola.
M-bay
1sg
-go
ba
pst
skola.
school
I went to school.
Portuguese:
Fui à escola.
Comment:
Ba
indicates the past.
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: In a rightward position
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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