Datapoint Early Sranan/Aspect markers and inchoative meaning

Values

Inchoative expressed by progressive marker

Example 1-31:
Lampo de fulu tumussi, a de go passa abra.
Lampu
lamp
de
ipfv
furu
full
tumusi,
too.much
a
3sg.sbj
de
ipfv
go
go
pasa
pass
abra.
over
The lamp is (getting) overfull, it is going to overflow.
German: Die Lampe ist zu voll (Oehl), sie wird überlaufen. [op.cit.]

Source: Schumann 1783: 132

Confidence:
Certain