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Example 1-117
Gado
de
sabi alla membre va wi, bevo wi pulu muffe na tongo.
Gado
god
de
hab
sabi
know
ala
all
memre
thought
fu
of
wi,
1pl
bifo
before
wi
1pl
puru
remove
mofo
word
na
loc
tongo.
tongue
God learns all our thoughts, before we utter them.
German:
Gott weiss alle unsre Gedanken, ehe wir sie aussprechen. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This example illustrates the habitual use of
de
.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 116
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
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