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Example 33-91
Jon tciga-nta-
l-ba ja.
Jon
John
tciga-nta-l-ba
arrive-
caus
-
obj
.
3sg
-
pst
ja.
ant
John had already put it aside.
Portuguese:
O João já o tinha colocado de lado.
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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