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Value Habitual, progressive, current state, and future
Language:
Pichi
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker
References
Yakpo 2009
Examples
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
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.
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
Ɛni de dɛ̀n dè chɔp rɛs, ɛni de.
Ɛni
every
de
day
dɛ̀n
3pl
dè
ipfv
chɔp
eat
rɛs,
rice
ɛni
every
de.
day
Every day they eat rice, every day.
See
Yakpo 2009
: 178
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