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Value Strong suppletion according to both tense and aspect
Language:
Principense
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect
References
Maurer 2009
: 69, 87, 95, 101
Examples
tê vs. txinha
tê
have.
prs
vs.
vs.
txinha
have.
pst
[s/he] has vs. [s/he] had
See
Maurer 2009
: 87
sa
vs.
tava
/
era
sa
is
vs.
vs.
tava/era
was
[s/he] is vs. [s/he] was
See
Maurer 2009
: 95
[...] owo ki
têvê
pôdê di kume kani me [...].
[...]
[...]
owo
2pl
ki
rel
têvê
have.
pst
.
pfv
pôdê
power
di
of
kume
eat
kani
meat
me
poss
.
1sg
[...].
[...]
[...] you who got the opportunity to eat the meat I offered you [...].
See
Maurer 2009
: 69
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