The system of tense in Mapudungun, which makes a two-way distinction between future and non-future, is presented here, briefly discussing three morphemes which perform the function of tense. Three examples of modal and aspectual morphemes are then examined in terms of the role they play in the expression of temporal distinctions, demonstrating the interrelatedness of the categories of tense, mood, and aspect.
Harmelink, B. L. (2017). The expression of temporal distinctions in mapudungun. Lenguas Modernas, (15), 125–130. Retrieved from https://cuadernosdehistoria.uchile.cl/index.php/LM/article/view/45844
