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Value Strong suppletion according to tense only
Language:
Negerhollands
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect
References
van Diggelen 1978
: 72
Examples
[...] mushi fan sinu a wēs me am. — Jack, ju skun mi skon.
[...]
[...]
mushi
many
fan
of
sinu
3pl
a
pst
wēs
be
me
with
am.
3sg
—
Jack,
Jack
ju
2sg
skun
shoe
mi
be
skon.
clean
[...] many of them were with him. — Jack, your shoes are clean.
See
Josselin de Jong 1926
: 62, 63
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