Value No inchoative meaning with aspect markers

Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
References
Samarin 1967

Examples

  1. fondo abe na yaka
    fondo
    banana
    a-be
    pm-be.ripe
    na
    prep
    yaka
    garden
    Bananas are ripening in the garden.
    French: Les bananes murissent dans la plantation.

    See Bouquiaux et al. 1978

  2. bondo ni abe awe
    bondo
    sorghum
    ni
    det
    a-be
    pm-be.ripe
    awe
    already
    The sorghum has ripened.

    See Bouquiaux et al. 1978

  3. mbi ke fatige
    mbi
    1sg
    ke
    cop
    fatige
    be/become.tired
    I'm becoming tired.