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Example 74-73
man hai-tl'kup lup
man
man
hai-tl'kup
cont
-cut
lup
rope
A man keeps cutting the rope. OR: The man is cutting the rope.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
Uses of the progressive marker: Only progressive function
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb: Particle, nothing can intervene
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