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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Fattier 1998
: 865
Examples
Si moun nan te konn paran w, li pa t ap janm di w betiz.
Si
if
moun
person
nan
def
te
ant
konn
know
paran
parents
w,
2sg
li
3sg
pa
neg
t
ant
ap
inacc
janm
never
di
say
w
2sg
betiz.
nonsense
If the person knew your parents, he/she would have never told you nonsense.
French:
Si la personne connaissait tes parents, elle ne t'aurait jamais dit des bêtises.
See
Fattier 1998
: vol 4, p. 345
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