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Example 56-95
Pol pe sertenman dormi sa ler.
Pol
Paul
pe
prog
sertenman
surely
dormi
sleep
sa
this
ler.
time
Paul must be sleeping at this time.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
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 progressive marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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