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Value Inchoative expressed by progressive and completive markers
Language:
Nengee
Parameter:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
References
Goury and Migge 2003
: 91
Examples
Den koosi kaba nati.
Den
det
.
pl
koosi
clothes
kaba
finish
nati.
wet
The clothes have become wet. (lit: The clothes have finished getting wet.)
Den manyan kaba lepi.
Den
det
.
pl
manyan
mango
kaba
finish
lepi.
ripe
The mangos have become ripe.
Den bobi ná e bigi.
Den
det
.
pl
bobi
breast
ná
neg
e
ipfv
bigi.
big
The breasts are not getting bigger.
Den koosi e nati.
Den
det
.
pl
koosi
clothes
e
ipfv
nati.
wet
The clothes are getting wet.
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