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Value Same TAM marking in negated clauses
Language:
Saramaccan
Parameter:
Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
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
á bì ó sá tá woóko.
á
3sg
.
neg
bì
tns
ó
mood
sá
can
tá
asp
woóko.
work
He could not have worked.
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