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Uses of the progressive marker
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Progressive and future
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.
Example 34-70:
I ka
na
beŋ amañaŋ.
I
3sg
.
sbj
ka
neg
na
fut
beŋ
come
amañaŋ.
tomorrow
He will not come tomorrow.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Language:
Casamancese Creole
Feature:
Uses of the progressive marker
Source:
Own knowledge
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