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Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
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Immediately preceding the verb
Example 26-14:
ʃi wɛn ɹaɪʔ wan buk
ʃi
3sg
.
f
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
ɹaɪʔ
write
wan
art
buk
book
She wrote a book.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 76
Example 26-43:
a gɔn klin ɔf dæd læn
a
1sg
gɔn
fut
klin
clean
ɔf
off
dæd
dem
læn
land
I'll clean off that land.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 64
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 64
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