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Example 56-93
Lapeti pa ti zame kras lo larak.
Lapeti
Lapeti
pa
neg
ti
pst
zame
never
kras
spit
lo
on
larak.
arrack
Lapeti never spit on the arrack.
French:
Lapeti ne crachait jamais sur l'arack. (Bollée 1977: 71)
Comment:
Larak
'alcoholic drink' (St Jorre & Lionnet 1999: 170)
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Bollée 1977
: 71
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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