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Value Only habitual function
Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker
References
Yakpo 2009
Examples
Ustin
kìn de
insay de?
Us=tin
q
=thing
kìn
hab
de
cop
insay
inside
de?
there
What is usually in there?
See
Yakpo 2009
: 201
[...] wi
kìn mitɔp
insay wan mòtó.
[...]
[...]
wi
1pl
kìn
hab
mitɔp
meet
insay
inside
wan
one
mòtó.
car.
[...] we usually meet/met in a car.
See
Yakpo 2009
: 202
We à
kìn mek
so, à no dè fil hɔt.
We
subord
à
1sg
.
sbj
kìn
hab
mek
make
so,
so
à
1sg
.
sbj
no
neg
dè
ipfv
fil
feel
hɔt.
heat
When I would repeatedly do like this, I wouldn't feel [the] heat.
See
Yakpo 2009
: 203
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