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Example 53-173
To konpran bjen sa m ape di twa?
To
2sg
konpran
understand
bjen
well
sa
rel
m
1sg
ape
prog
di
tell
twa?
2sg
Do you understand what I'm telling you?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 210
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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