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Language:
Mauritian Creole
Parameter:
Raining constructions
Examples
lapli toṁbe; lapli pe toṁbe; lapli pu toṁbe
lapli
rain
toṁbe;
fall
lapli
rain
pe
prog
toṁbe;
fall
lapli
rain
pu
fut
toṁbe
fall
it rains; it is raining; it will rain
buku lapli pe toṁbe
buku
much
lapli
rain
pe
prog
toṁbe
fall
It is raining a lot.
French:
Il pleut beaucoup.
See
Kriegel 1996
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