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Value Weak suppletion according to tense only
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect
References
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Examples
Es
tinha
ses kazinha ma es ben bende.
Es
they
tinha
had
ses
their
kazinha
home
ma
but
es
they
ben
come
bende.
sell
They had their house but they came to sell it.
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nd
Dja’N fra-bu, tenpu
era
run.
Dja’N
comp
.I
fra-bu,
tell-you
tenpu
times
era
were
run.
bad
I told you, the times were bad.
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nd
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