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Value Particle, nothing can intervene
Language:
Nengee
Parameter:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
References
Goury 2003
: 223-225
Examples
*Da yu e EN iti go a ini a masini.
*Da
then
yu
you
e
ipfv
EN
it
iti
throw
go
go
a
loc
ini
in
a
det
.
sg
masini.
machine
NOT: Then you put it in(to) the machine.
See
Goury 2003
: 223
*Da yu e ESIESI iti en go a ini a misini.
*Da
then
yu
you
e
ipfv
ESIESI
fast.fast
iti
throw
en
it
go
go
a
loc
ini
in
a
det
misini.
machine
NOT: Then you quickly put it into the machine.
See
Goury 2003
: 224
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