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Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Examples
ánqati náyka mákmak
ánqati
previously
náyka
1sg
mákmak
eat
I ate. OR: I was eating.
álta náyka mákmak
álta
now
náyka
1sg
mákmak
eat
I’m eating.
álta pus łáska mákmak
álta
now
pus
when
łáska
3pl
mákmak
eat
and then they ate
See
Jacobs 1936
: 36
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