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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 61-74
;
Kouwenberg 2007
: 27-33
Examples
di jɛrtok bi aʃu pruf di gu di, ju
ma
alwe
suko
di
the
jɛrma
woman
toko
child
bi
say
aʃi
if
ju
2sg
pruf
taste
di
the
gutu
thing
di
dem
ju
2sg
ma
irr
alwes
always
suku
want
o
3sg
The girl said if you taste this stuff, you will always want it.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 72
iʃ
wa
noiti
kop
tei fan di ʃapap ka
iʃi
1pl
wa
pst
noiti
never
kopu
buy
tei
tea
fan
from
di
the
ʃap-apu
shop-
pl
ka
neg
We never bought tea from the shops.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 73
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