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

The only grammatical marker is the COP used as an auxiliary. See Samarin (1967a).

Values

Immediately preceding the verb

Example 59-146:
mo yeke te nyama ti nyen'?
mo
2sg
yeke
cop
te
eat
nyama
meat
ti
of
nyen'?
what
What kind of meat do you (habitually) eat?
Example 59-147:
lo tene mama ti lo ake kiri lawa
lo
3sg
tene
say
mama
mother
ti
of
lo
3sg
a-ke
pm-cop
kiri
return
lawa
when
He asked when her mother was returning.
Confidence:
Very certain