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Example 74-78
ánqati náyka mákmak
ánqati
formerly
náyka
1sg
mákmak
eat
I used to eat. OR: I ate.
Comment:
The use of any kind of marker to indicate temporal or aspectual features in Chinuk Wawa is very much the exception rather than the rule.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Tense-aspect systems: No or only one tense or aspect marker
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