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Value Immediately following the verb
Language:
Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
References
Mous 2003
: 121ff
Examples
é-
há
hóye hódi tó ní ha-kuhló
é-háhóye
1-16.see.
prf
hódi
place
tó
there
ní
cop
ha-kuhló
16-good
He saw the place was good.
uʔilíye héló vasitá ní vúgha na mlálo?
u-ila-íye
2sg
-know-
prf
hé-lo
16-have
vasita
Shambaa
ní
is
vugha
Vuga
na
with
mlalo?
Mlalo
Do you know there are Shambaa people at Vuga and Mlalo?
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