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Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
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Tense-Mood-Aspect
Example 51-72:
Si zanndoli té bon viann, ou pa
té ké ka
wè'y ka trennen asou tout bayè.
Si
if
zanndoli
lizard
té
pst
bon
good
viann,
meat
ou
2sg
pa
neg
té
pst
ké
fut
ka
prog
wè'y
see.
3sg
ka
prog
trennen
hang.about
asou
on
tout
all
bayè.
fences
If lizard were good meat, you would not see him hanging about on all fences.
Source:
Bernabé 2003
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Martinican Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Language:
Martinican Creole
Feature:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
Source:
Bernabé 2003
: 140
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