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Example 60-71
nakopésa / nakopésa té
na-ko-pés-a
1sg
-
fut
-give-
fv
/
na-ko-pés-a
1sg
-
fut
-give-
fv
té
neg
I will give. / I will not give.
Comment:
FV = Final vowel; it has no specific grammatical meaning, but ensures the phonologically canonical consonant-vowel structure on forms such as the infinitive, the subjunctive and the future.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Lingala
by
Michael Meeuwis
cite
Datapoints:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking: Same TAM marking in negated clauses
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