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Example 22-81
Ol lapun meri i mumuim kaikai istap.
Ol
pl
lapun
old
meri
woman
i
pm
mumu-im
earth.oven-
tr
kaikai
food
istap.
prog
The old women are cooking food in an earth oven.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Dutton and Thomas 1985
: 116
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a rightward position
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, open-class items may intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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