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Example 47-89
Wenchi tabata blo pensa riba Chalito.
Wenchi
Wenchi
tabata
pst
blo
just
pensa
think
riba
on
Chalito.
Chalito
Wenchi thought only of Chalito.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
Maurer 1988
: 52
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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