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Value Only progressive function
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
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Examples
Es sta more.
Es
they
sta
prog
more.
dying
They are dying.
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En fin, ago uji go nu
sta
dretu, nu ka
sta pasa
fomi.
En
at
fin,
least
ago
now
uji
today
go
now
nu
we
sta
are
dretu,
well
nu
we
ka
neg
sta
prog
pasa
endure
fomi.
hunger
At least nowadays, we are well, we are not enduring hunger.
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