Value Affix

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
References
Hudson 1985: 40-41

Examples

  1. Dumaji ai bin askimbat kwestyin la thad munanga na weya alabat wek jeya.
    Dumaji
    because
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    ask-im-bat
    ask-tr-prog
    kwestyin
    question
    la
    loc
    thad
    dem
    munanga
    non.Aboriginal
    na
    now
    weya
    subord
    alabat
    3pl
    wek
    work
    jeya.
    there
    Because I was questioning the non-Aboriginals who are working there.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  2. Wal jad lilboi imin reken frog bin likimbat feis en pulumbat heya.
    Wal
    well
    jad
    dem
    lilboi
    little.boy
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    reken
    think/say
    frog
    frog
    bin
    pst
    lik-im-bat
    lick-tr-prog
    feis
    face
    en
    and
    pul-um-bat
    pull-tr-prog
    heya.
    hair
    Well that little boy said/thought that the frog licked his face and pulled his hair.

    See Galmurr and Willika 1996

  3. Orla gel en boi bin nakam-bat jelp garra kura, garra burluman kura.
    Orla
    pl
    gel
    girl
    en
    and
    boi
    boy
    bin
    pst
    nak-am-bat
    hit-tr-prog
    jelp
    refl
    garra
    com/ins
    kura,
    dung
    garra
    com/ins
    burluman
    cattle
    kura.
    dung
    The girls and boys were hitting each other with dung, with cattle dung.

    See Hudson 1985: 48

  4. Olabat bin grajing yem.
    Olabat
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    graj-ing
    scratch-prog2
    yem.
    yam
    They were digging yam.

    See Sandefur 1979: 114

  5. Aim goin na got mai motika.
    Aim
    1sg.be
    go-in
    go-prog
    na
    now
    got
    com/ins
    mai
    1sg.poss
    motika.
    car
    I’m going now with my car.
  6. Yubala jeldan na, don faitimbat.
    Yubala
    2pl
    jeldan
    settle.down
    na,
    now
    don
    neg.imp
    fait-im-bat.
    fight-tr-prog
    Settle down, you lot! Don't fight!
  7. Dat gel im gibitbat dat man jumok.
    Dat
    dem
    gel
    girl
    im
    3sg
    gib-it-bat
    give-tr-prog
    dat
    dem
    man
    man
    jumok.
    smoke/tobacco
    That girl is giving the man tobacco.
  8. Thet the mindubala lengwij na wi toking la yu dijey taka.
    Thet
    dem
    the
    eq.cop
    mindubala
    1du.excl
    lengwij
    language
    na
    now
    wi
    1pl
    tok-ing
    talk-prog2
    la
    loc
    yu
    2sg
    dij-ey
    prox-way
    taka.
    plant.food
    It's OUR language that we're speaking to you [when giving you the word for] this edible plant.