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Example 19-83
À
dè
giàn smɔl tin
ɔl tɛn
.
À
1sg
.
sbj
dè
ipfv
gi=àn
give=
3sg
.
obj
smɔl
small
tin
thing
ɔl
all
tɛn.
time
I give her little things all the time.
Comment:
Here the imperfective marker is employed with a habitual sense.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Field data
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, current state, and future
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