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Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
Examples
N’
na
ta
bay
ba
skola ma N’ sta ba dwenti.
N’
1sg
na
prog
ta
mood
bay
go
ba
pst
skola
school
ma
but
N’
1sg
sta
be
ba
pst
dwenti.
sick
I would have gone to school, but I was sick.
Portuguese:
Teria ido a escola mas estive doente.
N tciga
ba ja
.
N
1sg
tciga
arrive
ba
pst
ja.
ant
I had already arrived.
Portuguese:
Eu já tinha chegado.
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