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Example 58-60
Yandi vand-
a(k)a
sakana.
Yandi
he
vand-a(k)a
sit-
pst
sakana.
play
He was playing.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Kikongo-Kituba
by
Salikoko S. Mufwene
cite
Datapoints:
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
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