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Example 64-99
henák fi sudán nas binum bédri
henák
over.there
fi
in
sudán
Sudan
nas
people
bi=num
irr
=sleep
bédri
early
In Sudan people usually go to sleep early.
Comment:
Here
bi
has a habitual meaning.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Manfredi 2005
: 169
Language:
Juba Arabic
by
Stefano Manfredi
and
Sara Petrollino
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, current state, and future
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