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Value Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Language:
Jamaican
Parameter:
Tense-aspect systems
Examples
Di piipl-dem
wehn de
kos di govament.
Di
det
piipl-dem
people-
pl
wehn
ant
de
prog
kos
curse
di
det
govament.
government
The people were cursing the government.
Di piipl-dem de kos di govament.
Di
det
piipl-dem
people-
pl
de
prog
kos
curse
di
det
govament.
government
The people are cursing the government.
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