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Value Only habitual function
Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Uses of the habitual marker
References
Bickerton 1975
: 67
Examples
dem
das
plaant dem faam an ting an dem
das yuus-tu
stan de
dem
3pl
das
hab
plaant
plant
dem
poss
.
3pl
faam
farm
an
and
ting
thing
an
and
dem
3pl
das
hab
yuus-tu
pst
.
hab
stan
remain
de
there
They used to cultivate their farm and so on, and they used to stay there.
See
Bickerton 1975
: 67
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