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Uses of the progressive marker
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Progressive, habitual, and current state
Example 32-66:
Ma y grinhasin, uk bo
ti ta
fazê?
Ma
but
y
and
grinhasin,
now
uk
what
bo
2sg
ti
prs
ta
prog
fazê?
do
What are you doing now?
Portuguese:
O que está a fazer?
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-68:
Iza
ti ta
fumá.
Iza
Iza
ti
prs
ta
prog
fumá.
smoke
Iza smokes.
Portuguese:
Iza fuma.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-69:
N ti ta gostá d'let.
N
1sg
ti
prs
ta
prog
gostá
like
de
of
let.
milk
I like milk.
Portuguese:
Gosto de leite.
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Uses of the progressive marker
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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