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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 34-68:
Gósiŋ i ka podé kudí-bu parbiya i
na
tarbajá.
Gósiŋ
now
i
3sg
.
sbj
ka
neg
ø
pfv
podé
can
kudí-bu
answer-
2sg
.
obj
parbiya
because
i
3sg
.
sbj
na
prog
tarbajá
work
Ø.
prs
He/she cannot answer you now because he/she is working.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Language:
Casamancese Creole
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Own knowledge
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