Example 19-80

Dɛ̀n dè jis kan.
Dɛ̀n
3pl
dè
ipfv
jis
just
kan.
come
They're just coming.
Comment:
This construction, in which a temporal adverb may intervene between the IPFV marker and the verb is possible but rare. The far more frequent alternative is 'resumptive imperfect marking' as in Example 79.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Yakpo 2009: 125