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Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
In the past tense, the past tense suffix is attached to the verbal marker 'sit/stay'.
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Example 58-60:
Yandi vand-
a(k)a
sakana.
Yandi
he
vand-a(k)a
sit-
pst
sakana.
play
He was playing.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers
Source:
Own knowledge
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