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Tense-aspect systems
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Purely aspectual system
Example 42-79:
eli
ja bai
mar onti anoti
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
bai
go
mar
sea
onti
yesterday
anoti
night
He went fishing last night.
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 119
Example 42-80:
eli
ta papiá
ku John
eli
3sg
ta
prog
papiá
speak
ku
com
John
John
He is/was talking with John.
Example 42-81:
kiora yo ta conta stori ku Pedru, John ja chegá
kiora
when
yo
1sg
ta
prog
conta
tell
stori
story
ku
com
Pedru,
Pedru
John
John
ja
pfv
chegá
arrive
When I was conversing with Pedru, John arrived.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 118-148
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