Datapoint Guinea-Bissau Kriyol/Tense-aspect systems

Values

Mixed aspectual-temporal system

Example 33-103:
N’ na bay skola amanha.
N’
1sg
na
prog
bay
go
skola
school
amanha.
tomorrow
I will go to school tomorrow.
Portuguese: Irei à escola amanhã.
Example 33-104:
N' na bay ba skola aonti.
N'
1sg
na
prog
bay
go
ba
pst
skola
school
aonti.
yesterday
I was going to school yesterday. OR: I would have gone to school yesterday.
Portuguese: Ia à escola ontem. OR: Iria à escola ontem.
Example 33-107:
Djugude Ø ciga cif.
Djugude
vulture
Ø
pfv
ciga
land
cif.
smoothly
The vulture landed smoothly.
Portuguese: O abutre aterrou suavemente.

Source: Kihm 1994: 85

Confidence:
Very certain