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Example 3-55
Me
ta biibi
a Gaan-Gadu.
Me
1sg
.
neg
ta
asp
biibi
believe
a
prep
Gaan-Gadu.
god
I don't believe in God.
Comment:
Here
ta
indicates current state.
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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