Value Inchoative expressed by progressive and completive markers

Language:
Creolese
Parameter:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning

Examples

  1. di manggo dem a raip pon di chrii rait nou
    di
    det
    manggo
    mango
    dem
    pl
    a
    prog
    raip
    ripe
    pon
    on
    di
    det
    chrii
    tree
    rait
    right
    nou
    now
    The mangoes are ripening on the tree right now.
  2. awii manggo don raip laang taim
    awii
    poss
    manggo
    mango
    don
    compl
    raip
    ripe
    laang
    long
    taim
    time
    Our mangoes have ripened some long time ago. OR: Our mangoes have been ripe for some time now.