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Example 54-116
Mwen lé byen kontan. — Mwen lété byen kontan. — Mi sra byen kontan.
Mwen
1sg
le
cop
.
prs
byen
well
kontan.
pleased
—
—
Mwen
1sg
lete
cop
.
pst
byen
well
kontan.
pleased
—
—
Mi
1sg
sra
cop
.
fut
byen
well
kontan.
pleased
I am very pleased. — I was very pleased. — I'll be very pleased.
French:
Je suis bien content. — J'étais bien content. — Je serai bien content.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Chaudenson 1974
: 343
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect: Strong suppletion according to tense only
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