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Example 39-30
Ali nɔs uki tiŋ brĩka?
Ali
there
nɔs
1pl
uki
what
t-iŋ
ipfv
-
pst
brĩk-a?
play-
inf
What were we playing there?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2004-2008
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: No inclusive/exclusive distinction
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
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