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Example 34-66
Antu k-i na febursé, i ta korenté karu
baŋ
.
Antu
before
k-i
rel
.
obj
-
3sg
.
sbj
na
fut
febursé,
fall.ill
i
3sg
.
sbj
ta
hab
korenté
drive
karu
car
baŋ.
pst
Before he fell ill, he used to drive cars.
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: In a rightward position
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, open-class items may intervene
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