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Example 32-69
N ti ta gostá d'let.
N
1sg
ti
prs
ta
prog
gostá
like
de
of
let.
milk
I like milk.
Portuguese:
Gosto de leite.
Comment:
Ti ta
is a dissimilation of
ta ta.
Here
,
it means 'current state'.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
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