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Example 7-120
Wen aawi a go si yo?
Wen
when
aawi
1pl
a
prog
go
irr
si
see
yo?
2.
obj
When will we be seeing you? OR: When will we see you?
Comment:
The irrealis/future particle separates the progressive marker from the verb.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 98
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
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