Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers

Excluding the ambiguous past tense/anterior sequence marker bin and the controversial realis modality marker ko̱m, the general order is mood + aspect. When all markers are considered, however, a more complex pattern emerges: IRR mood + anterior sequence + COMPL aspect 1 + realis mood + N-COMPL aspect + VERB + COMPL aspect 2.
Note, however, that the IRR mood marker precedes the negator no, so the three markers fò, bin, and dè are not adjacent.

Values

The feature does not apply

Example 17-65:
À fò̱ (bin) do̱n (ko̱m) dè wàka finish.
À
1sg.sbj
fò̱
irr
(bin)
(ant)
do̱n
compl1
(ko̱m)
(REALIS)
dè
ncompl
wàka
walk
finish.
compl2
I should have (had) been (actually) walking already.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 73

Example 17-73:
À fò̱ no bin dè go.
À
1sg.sbj
fò̱
irr
no
neg
bin
ant
dè
ncompl
go.
go
I should not have been going.
Confidence:
Very certain