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Example 18-65
I
di
rait leta dem.
I
3sg
.
sbj
di
ipfv
rait
write
leta
letter
dem.
pl
He usually writes letters.
Comment:
This is sentence 18 on the TAM questionnaire (Dahl 1989).
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Schröder nd
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive and habitual
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual and progressive
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