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Value No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
Language:
Sango
Parameter:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
References
Samarin 1967
Examples
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
bondo ni abe awe
bondo
sorghum
ni
det
a-be
pm
-be.ripe
awe
already
The sorghum has ripened.
See
Bouquiaux et al. 1978
mbi ke fatige
mbi
1sg
ke
cop
fatige
be/become.tired
I'm becoming tired.
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