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Example 67-99
Dulu ada niaka.
Dulu
pst
ada
have
niaka.
business
Before, [I] had business.
Comment:
Dulu
'before' functions as the past tense marker.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Aye 2005
: 338
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
by
Khin Khin Aye
cite
Datapoints:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
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