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Value In a leftward position
Language:
Guyanais
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Saint-Quentin 1872
Examples
misyé té
souvan
ka vini isi-a
misyé
he
té
pst
souvan
often
ka
ipfv
vini
come
isi-a
here-
def
He often came to our place.
See
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
mo ka jis krè zombi-a ka egzisté
mo
I
ka
ipfv
jis
just
krè
believe
zombi-a
zombi-
def
.
art
ka
ipfv
egzisté
exist
I am about to believe (that) the zombi exists.
See
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
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