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Example 64-85
wókit ána
kan
ma
ge
isténna íta íta wósulu
wókit
time
ána
1sg
kan
ant
ma
neg
ge=isténna
prog
=wait
íta
2sg
íta
2sg
wósulu
arrive
When I was no longer waiting for you, you arrived.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Tosco 1995
: 439
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
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, only grammatical markers can intervene
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