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Example 56-92
Zot ti pu bjẽ servi sa larzã.
Zot
3pl
ti
pst
pou
fut
byen
well
servi
use
sa
dem
larzan.
money
They would use this money well.
French:
Ils emploieraient bien cet argent. (Bollée 1977: 69)
Comment:
Here, another TAM-particle (
pou
) and an adverb can intervene.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Bollée 1977
: 69
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
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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