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Value Immediately following the verb
Language:
Palenquero
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
de Friedemann and Patiño Rosselli 1983
: 113
;
Schwegler and Green 2007
: 274ss
Examples
I
ta
kandá-ndo ele.
I
I
ta
prog
kandá-ndo
sing-
prog
ele.
he/she
I am singing (lamenting) her.
Spanish:
(Yo) estoy cantándolo/cantándola (estoy lamentando la muerte de él/ella).
Ané ta ablá-ndo ku yo.
Ané
ellos
ta
prog
ablá-ndo
talk-
prog
ku
with
yo.
I
They are talking with me. OR: They are speaking to me.
Spanish:
(Ellos) están hablando conmigo.
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