Value No or only one tense or aspect marker

Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Tense-aspect systems
References
Samarin 1967: 155

Examples

  1. lege ake kanga na peko ti ala biani biani
    lege
    path
    a-ke
    pm-cop
    kanga
    close
    na
    prep
    peko
    back
    ti
    of
    ala
    3pl
    biani
    truly
    biani
    truly
    The path kept being completely covered up behind them.
  2. ifo ni yeke faa mama ni
    ifo
    necessity
    ni
    1sg.log
    yeke
    cop
    faa
    kill
    mama
    mother
    ni
    det
    He said that he had to kill the mother.
    French: Il fallait qu'il tue la mere.