Tsafiki, also known as Tsachila or Colorado, is a Barbacoan language spoken in Ecuador by c. 2000 ethnic Tsáchila people.
Tsafiki has a four-way evidentiality system.
Unmarked verbs indicate "direct" witness.
[3] ManuelManuelanofoodfi-eeat-VIS+DECLManuel ano fi-eManuel food eat-VIS+DECLManuel ate (speaker saw him)-nu- is used when it is inferred from physical evidence.
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