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Value Tense-Mood-Aspect
Language:
Saramaccan
Parameter:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
References
Veenstra 1996
: 20
Examples
A
bì ɔ
sa
ta wɔɔkɔ.
A
3sg
bì
tns
ɔ
mood
sa
can
ta
asp
wɔɔkɔ.
work
He could have worked. OR: He could have been able to work.
See
Veenstra 1996
: 20
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