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Example 68-55
Dong su mau tanggalang [...].
Dong
3pl
su
pfv
mau
fut
tanggalang
drown
[...].
[...]
They were about to drown [...].
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 192
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
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