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Example 17-69
Dì pìkín we̱ ìm dè sìdó̱n fò̱r dyar dè rid.
Dì
art
.
def
pìkín
child
we̱
rel
ìm
3sg
.
sbj
dè
ncompl
sìdó̱n
sit
fò̱r
loc
dyar
there
dè
ncompl
rid.
read
The child who is sitting / usually sits there is reading / usually reads.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive and habitual
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual and progressive
Subject relative clauses: Relative particle and resumptive pronoun
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