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Purely aspectual system
Example 23-79:
ale tufala i stap wok long Santo ia
ale
so
tufala
3du
i
agr
stap
prog
wok
work
long
loc
Santo
Santo
ia
def
So the two of them were working in Santo.
So the two of them are working in Santo.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Example 23-86:
Gordon Moir i bin mekem 15 profesional faet finis.
Gordon
Gordon
Moir
Moir
i
agr
bin
ant
mekem
make
15
15
profesional
professional
faet
fight
finis.
compl
Gordon Moir has already competed in 15 professional fights.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Tense-aspect systems
Source:
Own knowledge
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