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Example 1-120
Da somma
de
prodo, da wan prodoman, a lobbi prodo.
Da
det
.
sg
soma
person
de
asp
prodo,
boast
da
be
wan
indf
.
sg
prodoman,
boaster
a
3sg
.
sbj
lobi
like
prodo.
boast
That person boasts, he is a real boaster, he likes to boast.
German:
Das ist ein Windbeutel, Stutzer. [op.cit.]
Comment:
This illustrates the use of habitual
de
.
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 142
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
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