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Example 64-94
záman ána kan fi sudán ána gehúmu
záman
time
ána
1sg
kan
ant
fi
in
sudán
Sudan
ána
1sg
ge=húmu
prog
=swim
When I was in Sudan I used to swim.
Comment:
Here
ge
has a habitual meaning in the past.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Tosco 1995
: 432
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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