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Example 5-84
di manggo dem a raip pon di chrii rait nou
di
det
manggo
mango
dem
pl
a
prog
raip
ripe
pon
on
di
det
chrii
tree
rait
right
nou
now
The mangoes are ripening on the tree right now.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning: Inchoative expressed by progressive and completive markers
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