Datapoint Principense/Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking

The opposition between sa 'progressive' and ka 'habitual, current state and future' is neutralized in negated sentences, in the sense that ka is replaced by sa. A sentence like *Amanhan n ka kume fa is not correct.

Values

Reduced TAM marking in negated clauses

Example 37-77:
Amanhan n ka kume ki Zwan.
Amanhan
tomorrow
n
1sg
ka
fut
kume
eat
ki
with
Zwan.
Zwan
Tomorrow I will eat with Zwan.
Example 37-78:
Amanhan n sa kume ki Zwan fa.
Amanhan
tomorrow
n
1sg
sa
fut
kume
eat
ki
with
Zwan
Zwan
fa.
neg
Tomorrow I won't eat with Zwan.
Confidence:
Very certain