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Example 75-58
U va aseurii kaapooni li begiit.
U
1pl
va
fut
aseurii
assure
kaa-pooni
comp
-quit
li
m
.
def
.
art
beg-ii-t.
stutter-
inf
-3
We will assure him he can get over stuttering.
Comment:
There is a French verb here, with a French future marker.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 28
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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