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Example 39-61
Nɔs tə kume ku mãw.
Nɔs
1pl
tə
ipfv
.
npst
kum-e
eat-
inf
ku
ins
mãw.
hand/arm
We are eating with our hand(s).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cardoso 2009
: 186
Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
by
Hugo C. Cardoso
cite
Datapoints:
Antidual of paired body-part terms: No antidual
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
Instrumental expressions: Adposition
Comitatives and instrumentals: Overlap
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