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Value Tense-Mood-Aspect
Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
Examples
ɛ̀f yù
bìn kan
bìgín las semana yù
bìn fɔ̀ dɔn
finis tìdé.
ɛ̀f
if
yù
2sg
bìn
ant
kan
pfv
bìgín
begin
las
last
semana
week
yù
2sg
bìn
ant
fɔ̀
assoc
dɔn
prf
finis
finish
tìdé.
today
If you had begun last week, you would have already finished (by) today.
See
Yakpo 2009
: 538
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