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Value Progressive, habitual, and current state
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Examples
Ma y grinhasin, uk bo
ti ta
fazê?
Ma
but
y
and
grinhasin,
now
uk
what
bo
2sg
ti
prs
ta
prog
fazê?
do
What are you doing now?
Portuguese:
O que está a fazer?
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Iza
ti ta
fumá.
Iza
Iza
ti
prs
ta
prog
fumá.
smoke
Iza smokes.
Portuguese:
Iza fuma.
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
N ti ta gostá d'let.
N
1sg
ti
prs
ta
prog
gostá
like
de
of
let.
milk
I like milk.
Portuguese:
Gosto de leite.
See
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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