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Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
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No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
Example 22-94:
As blo diwai kamap bikpla tru.
As
bottom
blo
poss
diwai
tree
kamap
become
bikpla
big
tru.
really
The tree stump became really big.
Source:
nd
: 13 year old female from West Sepik
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
Source:
Own knowledge
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