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Example 47-94
Hende grandinan di ántes tabata traha hopi kos di boka dushi ku a disparsé òf ta disparsiendo.
Hende
person
grandi
old
nan
pl
di
of
ántes
before
tabata
pst
traha
work
hopi
much
kos
thing
di
of
boka
mouth
dushi
sweet
ku
comp
a
pfv
disparsé
disappear
òf
or
ta
tns
disparsé-ndo.
disappear-
ger
The old people of earlier times used to prepare many sweets that have disappeared or that are disappearing.
Comment:
The translation is mine.
Type:
literary or other written source
Source:
nd
: 9 July 2009, p.3
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
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