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Datapoint Louisiana Creole/Uses of the progressive marker

Example 53-185:: M ap vini bek byen vit.
M
1sg
ap
fut
vini
come
bek
back
byen
very
vit.
quickly
I'm coming right back.

Source: Neumann 1985: 213
Example 53-186:: Le jen moun se jis softball y ape jwe.
Le
art.def.pl
jen
young
moun
person
se
it.is
jis
just
<softball>
softball
y
3pl
ape
hab
jwe.
play
Young people just play softball.

Source: Neumann 1985: 211
Example 53-187:: To konpron byen sa m ape di twa?
To
2sg
konpron
understand
byen
well
sa
dem
m
1sg
ape
prog
di
tell
twa?
2sg
Do you understand (well) what I'm telling you?

Source: Neumann 1985: 210
Example 53-188:: L ape espere pou keken.
L
3sg
ape
prog
espere
wait
pou
for
keken.
someone
He's waiting for someone.

Source: Neumann 1985: 209
Example 53-189:: Li t ap jwe kon mo vini.
Li
3sg
t
pst
ap
prog
jwe
play
kon
when
mo
1sg
vini.
come
He was playing when I came.

Source: Neumann 1985: 210