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Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
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Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
There is no true PAST marker, only a NONFUTURE marker.
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No overt past marker exists
Example 69-35:
mən wanan
mən
3sg
wa-nan
go-
nonfut
he went
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
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Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the past marker and the verb
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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