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Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
Examples
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
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.
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