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Example 7-127
Hi a kuhm tomaaro.
Hi
3sg
a
IMPFV
kuhm
come
tomaaro.
tomorrow
He is coming tomorrow.
Comment:
The future is expressed by the particle
a
, which also expresses progressive aspect as shown in Example 158.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive, habitual, and future
Uses of the habitual marker: Habitual, progressive and future
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