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Example 2-107
Den man e pina, yungu.
Den
the.
pl
man
man
e
ipfv
pina,
suffer
yungu.
man
Those people are suffering, man.
Comment:
This example illustrates progressive use.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Winford 2002
: 424
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
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