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Example 55-81
Lizet
ti pe
al Rozil; Lisette
ti'n
al Rozil
Lizet
Lisette
ti
pst
pe
prog
al
go
Rozil;
Rose.Hill
Lisette
Lisette
ti'n
pst
=
prf
al
go
Rozil
Rose.Hill
Lisette was going to Rose Hill. - Lisette had gone to Rose Hill.
Comment:
Al/e 'go' does not require a preposition before a location.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Philip Baker, p.c.
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Tense-aspect systems: Mixed aspectual-temporal system
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