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Example 36-59
Mene thêka
kwaji
vitxa.
Mene
Mene
thêka
prog
kwaji
almost
vitxa.
arrive
Mene is almost arriving.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own fieldwork data 2008
Language:
Angolar
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: In a leftward position
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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