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Example 16-65
if jù dè sik jùɔ bakjad jù si ɛ klinik
if
if
jù
2sg
dè
prog
sik
sick
jùɔ
2sg
.
poss
bakjad
backyard
jù
2sg
si
see
ɛ
art
klinik
clinic
If you are ill (nowadays), you see a clinic in your backyard (i.e. nearby, to which you can go).
Comment:
This example shows a current state expressed by
dè
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article distinct from numeral ‘one’
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
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