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Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Example 66-53:
Farida nyari nyanyi biilang ambe aða, kummarenjo biilang ambe siaða.
Farida
Farida
nyari
today
nyanyi
song
biilang
say
ambe
while
aða,
aux
kummaren-jo
yesterday-
foc
biilang
say
ambe
while
si-aða.
pst
-
aux
Farida is singing a song today, yesterday she was singing too.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
by
Peter Slomanson
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Language:
Sri Lankan Malay
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Own knowledge
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