Datapoint Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu/Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers

Mbugu has a complex system of TAM marking just like the Bantu languages in the area. So far I have identified 17 affirmative "tenses" expressed by a combination of three formatives in different positions: one preceding the subject prefix, one after the subject prefix and before (object prefix+) stem and one stem-finally. Semantics include 'not yet', expectational, quickly and the more common TAM values. There is nothing remotely similar to the typical creole system.

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