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Example 47-83
Ma bobo ku e ta, ela konta su kompader, ku
lo
e gaña morto.
Ma
but
bobo
stupid
ku
comp
e
3sg
ta,
cop
el
3sg
a
pfv
konta
tell
su
poss
kompader,
friend
ku
comp
lo
mood
e
2sg
gaña
pretend
morto.
dead
But stupid that he is, he told his friend that he intends to play dead.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
Pinto 1965
: 15
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
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