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Example 34-64
I kantá sabi. - I
na
kantá sabi. - I
ta
kantá sabi.
I
3sg
.
sbj
ø
pfv
kantá
sing
sabi.
nice
-
-
I
3sg
.
sbj
na
prog
/
fut
kantá
sing
sabi.
nice
-
-
I
3sg
.
sbj
ta
hab
kantá
sing
sabi.
nice
He sang nicely. - He is singing nicely / he will sing nicely. - He sings nicely.
Comment:
Only the aspect markers precede the verb immediately.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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