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Example 33-90
N tciga ba aonti.
N
1sg
tciga
arrive
ba
pst
aonti.
yesterday
I arrived yesterday.
Portuguese:
Cheguei ontem.
Comment:
Some speakers use
ba
after an intervening word, e.g.
N tciga aonti ba.
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
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