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Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''): | Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''): | ||
: ''Man '''oule''' yan fwi.'' | : ''Man '''oule''' yan fwi.'' | ||
: 1.SG want | : 1.SG want.VB ART.INDEF fruit | ||
: "I '''want''' a fruit." | : "I '''want''' a fruit." | ||
Past tense is indicated by a VSO(verb-subject-object) word order: | Past tense is indicated by a VSO(verb-subject-object) word order: | ||
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And finally, future tense is indicated by an SOV(subject-object-verb) word order: | And finally, future tense is indicated by an SOV(subject-object-verb) word order: | ||
: ''Apè man fwi yan '''bouche'''.'' | : ''Apè man fwi yan '''bouche'''.'' | ||
: later 1.SG fruit ART.DEF | : later 1.SG fruit ART.DEF mouth-VB | ||
: "I '''will eat''' the fruit later." | : "I '''will eat''' the fruit later." | ||
===Word derivation=== | ===Word derivation=== | ||
Many Péla verbs and nouns alike are derived from each other. Verbs always end in ''-e'' or ''-è'' whereas nouns do not have a fixed ending, allowing for word coinage by simply adding or removing the suffix. For example: | Many Péla verbs and nouns alike are derived from each other. Verbs always end in ''-e'' or ''-è'' whereas nouns do not have a fixed ending, allowing for word coinage by simply adding or removing the suffix. For example: | ||