Value Progressive, habitual, current state, and future

Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Yakpo 2009

Examples

  1. À dè lɛf nà Luba soté dì nɛks wik.
    À dè lɛf nà Luba soté dì nɛks wik.
    1sg prog loc Luba until def.art next week.
    I will be staying in Luba until next week.
  2. À dè smɛl dì sɛnt fɔ̀ lɛ̀k haw è dè kuk plàntí.
    À
    1sg.sbj
    dè
    ipfv
    smɛl
    smell
    dì
    def
    sɛnt
    scent
    fɔ̀
    assoc
    lɛ̀k
    like
    haw
    how
    è
    3sg.sbj
    dè
    ipfv
    kuk
    cook
    plàntí.
    plantain
    I smell the scent of him cooking plantain.

    See Yakpo 2009: 467

  3. Nà dis tin dè want kil yu.
    Nà
    foc
    dis
    this
    tin
    thing
    dè
    ipfv
    want
    want
    kil
    kill
    yu.
    2sg.emph
    It's this thing [that] was about to kill you.
  4. À dè giàn smɔl tin ɔl tɛn.
    À
    1sg.sbj
    dè
    ipfv
    gi=àn
    give=3sg.obj
    smɔl
    small
    tin
    thing
    ɔl
    all
    tɛn.
    time
    I give her little things all the time.
  5. Tumɔro senwe à dè go mit ìn man.
    Tumɔro
    tomorrow
    senwe
    emph
    à
    1sg.sbj
    dè
    ipfv
    go
    go
    mit
    meet
    ìn
    3sg.poss
    man.
    man
    Tomorrow (emphasis) I'm going to go meet her husband.

    See Yakpo 2009: 218