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Value Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
Examples
Ganes ti pe aṅkor travay
Ganes
Ganesh
ti
pst
pe
prog
aṅkor
still
travay
work
Ganesh was still working (= had not yet finished the day's work).
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