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Value Only habitual function
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker
Examples
An di biich, a lat a baril
yuuztu
apier.
An
on
di
art
.
def
biich,
beach
a
art
.
indf
lat
lot
a
of
baril
barrel
yuuztu
hab
.
pst
apier.
appear
On the beach, a lot of barrels would appear.
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nd
Di oubia wuman no
stodi
meek era.
Di
art
.
def
oubia
obeah
wuman
woman
no
neg
stodi
hab
meek
make
era.
error
The obeah woman wasn’t in the habit of making mistakes.
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nd
Plenti piipl
doz
kom.
Plenti
plenty
piipl
people
doz
hab
.
prs
kom.
come
Plenty people are in the habit of coming.
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nd
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