CONTENTS Axel Fanego Palat Introduction – Construing time and tense in a Domains and Regions framework Robert Botne Domains and Regions – Tense and the pluperfect(ive) in Kihehe, Bantu, and Beyond Robert Botne Manifest Status in Bantoid, Bantu, and Jukunoid Languages – Five Case Studies Robert Botne / Malin Petzell / Nadine Grimm Temporal Status vs. Timescape Status in Kami and Gyeli Thera Marie Crane Non-metrical Tense Distinctions in isiNdebele (South Africa) Rasmus Bernander Tense and Aspect in Manda – A Domains and Regions (DaR) Analysis Tim Roth / Robert Botne Discourse-Pragmatic Functions of Focus, Tense, and Aspect in Ishenyi Narratives Glossary of terms Appendix: The Domains and Regions Framework – An Overview Subject, language and name index