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Value Habitual, progressive, and current state
Language:
Bislama
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker
References
Meyerhoff nd
Examples
hem i luk Vira wetem hu i stap stanap?
hem
3sg
i
agr
luk
look
Vira
Vira
wetem
with
hu
who
i
agr
stap
prog
stanap?
stand.up
Who did she see Vira standing with?
See
Meyerhoff nd
hem i stap kasem fits
hem
3sg
i
agr
stap
hab
kasem
catch
fits
fits
She gets (epileptic) fits.
See
Meyerhoff nd
mi stap hetem hem bifo finis
mi
1sg
stap
prog
/
hab
hetem
hate
hem
3sg
bifo
before
finis
compl
I hated her already from before.
See
Meyerhoff nd
olgeta oli stap yusum fasin blong bifo yet
olgeta
3pl
oli
agr
stap
prog
/
hab
yusum
use
fasin
fashion
blong
poss
bifo
before
yet
yet
They still do things the old-fashioned way.
See
Meyerhoff nd
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