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Purely aspectual system
Example 44-1:
Ya larga Maria quel gumamela colerao [...].
Ya
pfv
larga
leave
Maria
Maria
quel
the
gumamela
hibiscus
colerao
red
[...].
[...]
Maria left the red hibiscus [...].
Source:
Nigoza 2007
: 10
Example 44-20:
Óndi
bo ta kedá?
Óndi
where
bo
2sg
ta
ipfv
kedá?
stay
Where are you staying? OR: Where are you living?
Spanish:
¿Dónde vives?
Example 44-94:
Ta esperá yo kon bo ayer, péro no bo ya yegá. Di salí yo manyána.
Ta
ipfv
esperá
wait
yo
1sg
kon
obj
bo
2sg
ayer,
yesterday
péro
but
no
neg
bo
you
ya
pfv
yegá.
arrive
Di
ctpl
salí
leave
yo
1sg
manyána.
tomorrow
I was waiting for you yesterday, but you did not arrive. I will leave tomorrow.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Sippola 2006
: 49
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