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Value Only habitual function
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker
Examples
Pepemu xafaxom fikuz.
Pepe-mu
grandfather-
1sg
xa-fa-ku-amu
hab
-speak-with-
1sg
fi-kuzu.
little-thing
My grandfather speaks little to me.
Tempu seku no xa té fo medyi maiu.
Tempu
season
seku
dry
no
1pl
xa
hab
té
have
fo
from
medyi
month
maiu.
May
The dry season starts in the month of May (lit. The dry season we have it from the month of May).
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