Value Progressive and habitual

Language:
Juba Arabic
Parameter:
Uses of the progressive marker
References
Tosco 1995: 429-432

Examples

  1. ána geágra árabi
    ána
    1sg
    ge=ágra
    prog=study
    árabi
    Arabic
    I study Arabic. OR: I am studying Arabic.

    See Manfredi 2005: 166

  2. ána lísa geistákal
    ána
    1sg
    lísa
    still
    ge=istákal
    prog=work
    I am still working.

    See Tosco 1995: 432

  3. fi sudán nas bes gegéni sákit
    fi
    in
    sudán
    Sudan
    nas
    people
    bes
    only
    ge=géni
    prog=stay
    sákit
    silent
    In Sudan people can only remain silent.

    See Manfredi 2005: 167

  4. záman ána kan fi sudán ána gehúmu
    záman
    time
    ána
    1sg
    kan
    ant
    fi
    in
    sudán
    Sudan
    ána
    1sg
    ge=húmu
    prog=swim
    When I was in Sudan I used to swim.

    See Tosco 1995: 432

  5. madáris ta bor suda:n gebáda ∫ar tísa
    madáris
    school.pl
    ta
    poss
    bor
    Port
    suda:n
    Sudan
    ge=báda
    prog=start
    ∫ar
    month
    tísa
    nine
    Schools usually start in September in Port Sudan.