Hesternal tense


A hesternal tense is a past tense for the previous day.
Hesternal tense refers to an event which occurred yesterday or on the preceding day. A pre-hesternal tense refers to an event which occurred prior to yesterday or the previous day. Hesternal tense is reported, for example in the Fyam or Fyem language of northern Nigeria.
Hesternal tense may also be used to denote a tense for any time prior to the current day – that is, to mean pre-hodiernal.