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Saramaccan
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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 3-53:
A
tá
woóko.
A
3sg
tá
asp
woóko.
work
He is working.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Saramaccan
by
Enoch O. Aboh
and
Tonjes Veenstra
and
Norval S.H. Smith
cite
Language:
Saramaccan
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Fieldwork data
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