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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Kouwenberg and Lefebvre 2007
;
Maurer 1988
Examples
Ma bobo ku e ta, ela konta su kompader, ku
lo
e gaña morto.
Ma
but
bobo
stupid
ku
comp
e
3sg
ta,
cop
el
3sg
a
pfv
konta
tell
su
poss
kompader,
friend
ku
comp
lo
mood
e
2sg
gaña
pretend
morto.
dead
But stupid that he is, he told his friend that he intends to play dead.
See
Pinto 1965
: 15
Lo mi kanta; Lo bo kanta; Lo e kanta.
Lo
mood
mi
1sg
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
bo
2sg
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
e
3sg
kanta.
sing
I will sing; You will sing; S/he will sing.
See
Goilo 1953
: 97
Lo nos kanta/ Nos lo kanta; Lo boso kanta/ Boso lo kanta; Lo nan kanta/ Nan lo kanta.
Lo
mood
nos
1pl
kanta/
sing
Nos
1pl
lo
mood
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
boso
2pl
kanta/
sing
Boso
2pl
lo
mood
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
nan
3pl
kanta/
sing
Nan
3pl
lo
mood
kanta.
sing
We will sing; You (pl) will sing; They will sing.
See
Goilo 1953
: 97
Wenchi tabata blo pensa riba Chalito.
Wenchi
Wenchi
tabata
pst
blo
just
pensa
think
riba
on
Chalito.
Chalito
Wenchi thought only of Chalito.
See
Maurer 1988
: 52
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