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Example 52-52
i ka brè
i
he
ka
prog
brè
drink
He is drinking.
Comment:
For past events we would expect
i té ka brè
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Jennings and Pfänder 2013+
Language:
Guyanais
by
Stefan Pfänder
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
Tense-aspect systems: Mixed aspectual-temporal system
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive and habitual
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