Value Mixed aspectual-temporal system

Language:
Casamancese Creole
Parameter:
Tense-aspect systems

Examples

  1. i sá baŋ na kumé / i na kumé baŋ na
    i
    3sg
    sá
    cop
    baŋ
    pst
    na
    prog
    kumé
    eat
    /
    /
    i
    3sg
    na
    prog
    kumé
    eat
    baŋ
    pst
    na
    ass
    He was eating.
  2. Gósiŋ i ka podé kudí-bu parbiya i na tarbajá.
    Gósiŋ
    now
    i
    3sg.sbj
    ka
    neg
    ø
    pfv
    podé
    can
    kudí-bu
    answer-2sg.obj
    parbiya
    because
    i
    3sg.sbj
    na
    prog
    tarbajá
    work
    Ø.
    prs
    He/she cannot answer you now because he/she is working.
  3. Kontra N sá baŋ mininu, tudu diya N ta bay baŋ sikola.
    Kontra
    when
    N
    1sg.sbj
    ø
    pfv
    sá
    cop
    baŋ
    pst
    mininu,
    child
    tudu
    all
    diya
    day
    N
    1sg.sbj
    ta
    hab
    bay
    go
    baŋ
    pst
    sikola.
    school
    When I was a child, I would go to school every day.