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Datapoint Cape Verdean Creole of Brava/Tense-aspect systems

Example 31-96:: Es fra un minina go ki sta ta bende pexi, panha pankada. vs. Es fra un minina go ki staba ta bende pexi, panha pankada.
Es
they
fra
say
un
a
minina
girl
go
now
ki
who
sta
asp
ta
mood
bende
sell
pexi,
fish
panha
got
pankada.
hurt
vs.
vs.
Es
they
fra
say
un
a
minina
girl
go
now
ki
who
staba
asp.ant
ta
mood
bende
sell
pexi,
fish
panha
got
pankada.
hurt
They said that a girl who is selling fish got hurt vs. They said that a girl who was selling fish got hurt.
Example 31-102:: N sai di kaza i N staba ta anda un katxor go morde-m na kanela.
N
I
Ø
pfv
sai
leave
di
of
kaza
house
i
and
N
I
staba
be.ant
ta
prog
anda
walk
un
a
katxor
dog
go
then
morde=m
bit=me
na
on
kanela.
leg
I went out of the house and I was walking when a dog bit my leg.