Value Only progressive function

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker

Examples

  1. Ol lapun meri i mumuim kaikai istap.
    Ol
    pl
    lapun
    old
    meri
    woman
    i
    pm
    mumu-im
    earth.oven-tr
    kaikai
    food
    istap.
    prog
    The old women are cooking food in an earth oven.

    See Dutton and Thomas 1985: 116

  2. Sak i kam biainim tupla nau wok lo laikim pis.
    Sak
    shark
    i
    pm
    kam
    come
    biain-im
    follow-tr
    tupla
    2du
    nau
    now
    wok
    prog
    lo
    prog
    laik-im
    like-tr
    pis.
    fish
    The shark wanted fish and chased the two.

    See nd