Aspect: aspect
| Values: | imperfective | perfect | consecutive | prospective | realis |
In Naija, aspect is a lexical feature of auxiliaries that specifies the duration and completion of processes in time.
Imp: imperfect
The imperfect aspect is used to indicate ongoing processes.
Example
- you get blow out tire for road as you dey travel “you get a blown out tire on the road as you are travelling”
Perf: perfect
The perfect aspect is used to indicate that a process occurred and was completed before the time under consideration. The focus may therefore be on the resulting state rather than on the event itself.
Example
- im don happen “it has happened”
- we neva eat “we haven’t eaten”
Cons: consecutive
The consecutive aspect is used to indicate that something occurred directly following a previously-referenced event.
Example
- _I con come Port Harcourt for twenty fourteen_ “Then I came to Port Harcourt in 2014”
Prosp: prospective
The prospective aspect is used to convey intentions, plans, or expectations of carrying out a future action.
Example
- I go call am slowly again “I’ll call it out again slowly”
Real: realis
Example
- tire go come burst “the tire would explode”
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