Value Progressive, habitual, current state, and future

Language:
Kinubi
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Luffin 2005

Examples

  1. mátar-á gi-wága
    mátar-á
    rain-pl
    gi-wága
    tam-fall
    It is raining.

    See Heine 1982: 79

  2. ána gi-kumbúka wázi
    ána
    1sg
    gi-kumbúka
    tam-remember
    wázi
    well
    I remember well.

    See Luffin 2005: 284

  3. mára tá-i gi-kélem núbi
    mára
    wife
    tá
    gen
    i
    my
    gi
    tam
    kélem
    speak
    núbi
    Kinubi
    My wife speaks Kinubi.

    See Luffin 2005: 285

  4. íta gu-rúo búkra
    íta
    2sg
    gu-rúo
    tam-go
    búkra
    tomorrow
    You will leave tomorrow.

    See Luffin 2005: 285

  5. generation ta ásede gi-ábidu ágara
    generation
    generation
    ta
    gen
    ásede
    now
    gi-ábidu
    tam-start
    ágara
    study
    This generation starts to study.

    See Luffin 2005: 284

  6. kigiriáma ána g-ásma
    kigiriáma
    Giryama
    ána
    1sg
    g-ásma
    tam-understand
    I understand the Giryama language.

    See Luffin 2005: 290