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Value Weak suppletion according to tense only
Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Suppletion according to tense and aspect
References
Maurer 1988
Examples
Ni Antonio ni Maria no ta na kas.
Ni
neither
Antonio
Antonio
ni
nor
Maria
Maria
no
neg
ta
cop
na
loc
kas.
house
Neither Antonio nor Maria are home.
See
Maduro 1971
: 47
Mi tanta
tawata
na Aruba pa dos siman.
Mi
1sg
tanta
aunt
tawata
pst
.
cop
na
loc
Aruba
Aruba
pa
for
dos
two
siman.
week
My aunt was in Aruba for two weeks.
See
Kouwenberg nd
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