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Example 5-75
aal o dem
a
jomp forom
aal
all
o
of
dem
them
a
prog
jomp
jump
forom
for.it
All of them were jumping in to get it.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 131 (line 253-4)
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and future
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive and future
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