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Example 59-51
nyen'
aso mo si mo eke toto tongaso?
nyen'
what
aso
sm
.hurt
mo
2sg
si
then
mo
2sg
eke
cop
toto
cry
tongaso?
thus
What ails you that you're crying like this?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase not initial
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive and future
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