Datapoint Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin/Negation and tense, aspect, and mood marking

Values

Same TAM marking in negated clauses

Example 69-40:
mən manba ambi tanan
mən
3sg
manba
pl
am-(m)bi
eat-dep
ta-nan
prog-nonfut
They are eating.
They were eating.
Example 69-41:
yəm mən murəmbi tanan kakan
yəm
water
mən
3sg
murə-mbi
run.away-dep
ta-nan
prog-nonfut
kakan
neg
The water hadn't drained away yet.
Confidence:
Intermediate