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Example 64-91
ána geágra árabi
ána
1sg
ge=ágra
prog
=study
árabi
Arabic
I study Arabic. OR: I am studying Arabic.
Comment:
Here
ge
has a progressive or continuous meaning.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 166
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive and habitual
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual and progressive
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