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Value Strong suppletion according to tense only
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect
References
Velupillai 2003
: 72, 103
Examples
aɪ no is da seɪm wan deɪ plæ ɛvɹitaɪmɛvɹitaɪm
aɪ
1sg
no
know
is
is
da
art
seɪm
same
wan
one
deɪ
3pl
plæ
play
ɛvɹitaɪm-ɛvɹitaɪm
every.time-
intens
I know it's the same one they play every single time.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 103
sambaɾi
waz ɹaɪd dɛa
sambaɾi
indf
waz
was
ɹaɪd
right
dɛa
there
Somebody was right there.
See
Velupillai 2003
: 72
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