Value Mixed aspectual-temporal system

Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Tense-aspect systems
References
Velupillai 2003: 48, 72, 47, 90, 96

Examples

  1. hi tol mi
    hi
    3sg.m
    tol
    said
    mi
    1sg.obl
    he said to me

    See Velupillai 2003: 47

  2. dis waɾɛva spɹiʔ wɛn ʤamp intu dis wan gaɪ [...] dis mis was ʧokiŋ diz gaɪz nɛk
    dis
    dem
    waɾɛva
    whatever
    spɹiʔ
    spirit
    wɛn
    pst.pfv
    ʤamp
    jump
    intu
    into
    dis
    dem
    wan
    one
    gaɪ
    guy
    [...]
    [...]
    dis
    dem
    mis
    mist
    was
    cop.pst
    ʧoki-ŋ
    choke-prog
    diz
    dem
    gaɪ-z
    guy-gen
    nɛk
    neck
    This whatever spirit jumped into this one guy [...] this mist was choking this guy's neck.

    See Velupillai 2003: 48

  3. ðɛ pipo kɹain dæ deɪ laɪg deɪ neɪʃɛn bæg
    ðɛ
    art
    pipo
    people
    kɹa-in
    cry-prog
    dæ
    that
    deɪ
    3pl
    laɪg
    desid
    deɪ
    3pl.poss
    neɪʃɛn
    nation
    bæg
    back
    People are shouting that they want their nation back.

    See Velupillai 2003: 90

  4. a kud fɛo sambadi waz aɹaʊn; wɛn jɛo ma neɪm
    a
    1sg
    kud
    could
    fɛo
    feel
    sambadi
    indf
    waz
    cop.pst
    aɹaʊn;
    around
    wɛn
    pst.pfv
    jɛo
    yell
    ma
    1sg.poss
    neɪm
    name
    I could feel somebody was around. It yelled my name.

    See Velupillai 2003: 72

  5. wɛn aɪ fə˞s staɾɛd tu wə˞k
    wɛn
    when
    aɪ
    1sg
    fə˞s
    first
    staɾ-ɛd
    start-pst
    tu
    to
    wə˞k
    work
    when I first started to work

    See Velupillai 2003: 96