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Example 15-69
a de siŋg
a
1sg
de
prog
siŋg
sing
I am singing.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Jones 1971
: 79
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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