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Example 71-74
Oe
mamua
aie akahi dala, aole hoihoi mai, wau aole makana akahi dala iaoe.
Oe
2sg
mamua
before
aie
borrow
akahi
one
dala,
dollar
aole
neg
hoihoi
return
mai,
dir
wau
1sg
aole
neg
makana
give
akahi
one
dala
dollar
iaoe.
obj
.
2sg
You previously borrowed a dollar that you never returned to me, so I'm not going to give you a dollar.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1881
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb: No overt past marker exists
Tense-aspect systems: No or only one tense or aspect marker
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