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Example 31-91
Es sta more.
Es
they
sta
prog
more.
dying
They are dying.
Comment:
Sta
is used only as a progressive marker in the realm of TAM markers but it also plays the role of a copula in the language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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