Datapoint Louisiana Creole/Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

The negator pa follows the TAM markers te, se, sa, and va.

Values

In a leftward position Frequency: 50.0%

Example 53-175:
Mo te pa fe aryen.
Mo te pa fe aryen.
1sg pst neg prog do anything
I wasn't doing anything.

Source: Klingler 2003: 258

Example 53-176:
Si mo te konnen li te la, mo se pa vini.
Si
if
mo
1sg
te
pst
konnen
know
li
3sg
te
pst
la,
there
mo
1sg
se
cond
pa
neg
vini.
come
If I'd known he was there, I wouldn't have come.

Source: Klingler 2003: 261

Confidence:
Very certain

Immediately preceding the verb Frequency: 50.0%

Example 53-172:
Nave en nom ki te reste la Grand Point.
Nave
there.was
en
art.indf
nom
man
ki
rel
te
pst
reste
live
la
art.def.sg
Grand
Grand
Point.
Point
There was a man who lived at Grand Point.

Source: Neumann 1985: 201

Example 53-173:
To konpran bjen sa m ape di twa?
To
2sg
konpran
understand
bjen
well
sa
rel
m
1sg
ape
prog
di
tell
twa?
2sg
Do you understand what I'm telling you?

Source: Neumann 1985: 210

Example 53-174:
Nou va fe la rekol, mwen e twa.
Nou
1pl
va
fut
fe
make
la
art.def.sg
rekol,
harvest
mwen
1sg
e
and
twa.
2sg
We will bring in the harvest, me and you.

Source: Neumann 1985: 215

Confidence:
Very certain