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Example 56-101
Me malerezman mon pa fime, mon frer, mon sik taba.
Me
but
malerezman
unfortunately
mon
1sg
pa
neg
fime,
smoke
mon
my
frer,
brother
mon
1sg
sik
chew
taba.
tobacco
But unfortunately, I don't smoke, my brother, I chew tobacco.
French:
Mais malheureusement, je ne fume pas, mon frère, mais je chique. (Bollée 1977: 137)
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Bollée 1977
: 136
Language:
Seychelles Creole
by
Susanne Maria Michaelis
and
Marcel Rosalie
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: No overt habitual marker
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