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Example 33-96
Maria mora na kasa di Djon
ba
.
Maria
Mary
mora
live
na
in
kasa
house
di
of
Djon
John
ba.
pst
Mary lived in John's house.
Portuguese:
A Maria viveu na casa do João.
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
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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