Datapoint Saramaccan/Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Values

Immediately preceding the verb Frequency: 50.0%

Example 3-52:
A bì ɔ sa ta wɔɔkɔ.
A
3sg
bì
tns
ɔ
mood
sa
can
ta
asp
wɔɔkɔ.
work
He could have worked. OR: He could have been able to work.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 20

Confidence:
Very certain

In a leftward position Frequency: 50.0%

Example 3-16:
Só de bì naa béi sèmbè.
Só
so
de
3pl
bì
tns
naa
usually
béi
bury
sèmbè.
people
In this way they usually buried people.

Source: Veenstra 1996: 26

Confidence:
Very certain