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Example 9-89
Wen a de wok lang di ki ya hia wan li 'kilin-kilin'.
Wen
when
a
1sg
de
hab
wok
work
lang
along
di
the
ki
caye
ya
you
hia
hear
wan
a
li
little
'kilin-kilin'.
'kilin-kilin'
When I work along the caye, you hear a noise like 'kilin-kilin'.
Comment:
This illustrates the habitual use of
de.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 2004
: 531
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Uses of the progressive marker: Progressive and habitual
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