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Value Strong suppletion according to tense only
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect
Examples
So aftaword shi
sed
[...].
So
so
aftaword
afterwards
shi
3sg
.
f
sed
say.
pst
[...].
[...]
So afterwards she said [...].
See
nd
Ai livd tu sii hou wi
woz
obiidient.
Ai
1sg
liv-d
live-
pst
tu
comp
sii
see
hou
how
wi
1pl
woz
cop
.
pst
obiidient.
obedient
I lived at the time and recall how obedient we were.
See
nd
Iz
Sheldiin di jrondid!
Iz
cop
.
prs
Sheldiin
Sheldiin
di
pst
jrondid!
drown
It’s Sheldiin who nearly drowned!
Wi
gaan
de twelv oklak.
Wi
1pl
gaan
go.
pst
de
dem
.
loc
twelv
twelve
o-klak.
o'-clock
We went there at twelve o'clock.
See
nd
Wat
dat iz?
Wat
what
dat
dem
iz?
cop
.
prs
What is that?
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nd
Hou yu gwain hevn an noh hav wing fa flai?
Hou
how
yu
2sg
gwain
go.
prog
hevn
heaven
an
and
no
neg
hav
have
wing
wing
fa
for
flai?
fly
How are you going to heaven even though you don’t have wings to fly?
Aligieta
gou ap tu footiin fiit.
Aligieta
alligator
gou
go
ap
up
tu
to
foo-tiin
four-teen
fiit.
feet
Alligators measure up to fourteen feet.
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nd
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