Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Example 16-67
wɛn dè kam tu nima sɛf dè dè laik àm
wɛn
when
dè
3pl
kam
come
tu
to
nima
Nima
sɛf
foc
dè
3pl
dè
prog
laik
like
àm
3sg
.
obj
Now, when they come to Nima, they like it.
Comment:
This example shows the use of progressive
dè
+ current state verb
laik
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
×