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Example 3-54
Mi ta wɔɔkɔ a di BOG.
Mi
1sg
ta
asp
wɔɔkɔ
work
a
prep
di
def
.
sg
BOG.
BOG
I work at the hospital.
Comment:
Here
ta
indicates the habitual aspect.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork data
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, current state, and future
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, current state, and future
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