Re: Re: †††Is this realistic?

Dave wrote:

>There's also an irrealis marker.  But this raises a question: Is there a
>typologically natural order for a progressive and then a tense marker?
>I got the impression that there was, but that there are exceptions.
>(In other words, should it be "ma yu si kama" or "ma si yu kama"?)
I was told that in creoles very often one finds the following order:

Person Tense Mood Aspect Verb.

So, 'ma yu si kama' "I was eating" would be the 'typological natural order'.
But, of course, there are exceptions, e.g. in Papiamentu:

mi ta papia  (I present speak)  "I speak"
mi a papia   (I past speak)       "I spoke"
lo mi papia  (future I speak)   "I wil speak"

Perhaps this is becaause both 'ta' and 'a' are derived from verbs and
'lo' is derived from 'logo'/'luego'?

I like pidgins and creoles. Do you have more info on your conlang?

Rob