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Example 64-95
madáris ta bor suda:n gebáda ∫ar tísa
madáris
school.
pl
ta
poss
bor
Port
suda:n
Sudan
ge=báda
prog
=start
∫ar
month
tísa
nine
Schools usually start in September in Port Sudan.
Comment:
Here
ge
has habitual meaning in a general present context.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
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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