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Chinuk Wawa (Grand Ronde CW)
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Tense-aspect systems
Chinuk Wawa has no tense or aspect markers; tense is expressed by adverbs like álta 'now'.
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No or only one tense or aspect marker
Example 74-77:
álta náyka mákmak
álta
now
náyka
1sg
mákmak
eat
I am eating. OR: Now I'm eating.
Example 74-78:
ánqati náyka mákmak
ánqati
formerly
náyka
1sg
mákmak
eat
I used to eat. OR: I ate.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
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Language:
Chinuk Wawa (Grand Ronde CW)
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Own knowledge
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