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Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Example 58-13:
Yandi kwis-aka mbangu.
Yandi
he
kwis-aka
come-
pst
mbangu.
running.
n
He came fast.
Example 58-61:
Yandi
kele
(ku)dia.
Yandi
he/she
kele
be
(ku)dia.
(
inf
).eat
He/she is eating.
Example 58-63:
Yandi
vand-aka
ku-dia.
Yandi
he/she
vand-aka
sit-
pst
ku-dia.
inf
-eat
He/she was eating.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Own knowledge
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