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Example 75-125
Kiikishkeehtamaan gakiiayaan uta.
Kii-kishkeehtam-aan
pst
-know.
inan
-
1sg
ga-kii-ayaa-n
1pot
-
pst
-be-
1sg
uta.
here
Had I known I would have stayed.
Comment:
Ga
- is historically derived from
ni
-
ka
- (1SG-FUT). The
ka
- prefix and the
kii
- (PST) prefix together have a potential meaning.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 157
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
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