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Example 16-70
ɛn dɛ famili planiŋ dè no andastan; ì bì nau we pipu dè andastan
ɛn
and
dɛ
art
famili
family
planiŋ
planning
dè
3pl
no
neg
andastan;
understand
ì
3sg
bì
cop
nau
now
we
comp
pipu
people
dè
prog
andastan
understand
They did not understand the family planning. It is now that people begin to understand.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 230
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: Inchoative expressed by progressive marker
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