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Example 75-127
Ekushpi
li moond
maana kiipimbahteewak.
Ekushpi
then
li
def
.
art
moond
world/people
maana
usually
kii-pim-baht-eew-ak.
pst
-around-run-3-
pl
At that time, people would run around.
Comment:
The adverb is between the subject and the verb.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the habitual marker: Only habitual function
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