Datapoint Mauritian Creole/Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking
Originally Mauritian Creole only had /va/ as its future marker. During the 19th century /pu/ gradually emerged as an alternative future marker. In modern Mauritian Creole, there is a clear distinction between the two. /va/ marks the uncertain future and /pu/ the definite future. In modern usage /va/ cannot co-occur with the negator whereas /pu/ and all other preverbal markers can.
Values 
Reduced TAM marking in negated clauses
- Example 55-83:
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mo pa pu kasyet samo1sgpanegpufutkasyethidesa3sgI will not hide it.
- Example 55-84:
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*mo pa va kasyet*moIpanegvaindf.futkasyethideNOT: I may not hide [that].
- Confidence:
- Intermediate