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Value Immediately preceding the verb
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Examples
Kel ves no
tá
kuzinhá k’lenha.
Kel
that
ves
time
no
2pl
tá
pst
.
ipfv
kuzinhá
cook
k
ins
lenha.
wood
In those days we used to cook with firewood.
Portuguese:
Naqueles tempos, cozinhávamos com lenha.
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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