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Example 44-91
Agóra akí mótro ta kedá na Ternáte.
Agóra
now
akí
here
mótro
1pl
ta
ipfv
kedá
live
na
loc
Ternáte.
Ternate
Now we are living here in Ternate.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and current state
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive, and current state
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