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Inchoative expressed by progressive and completive markers
Example 34-76:
Mangu-s
na
burmeju.
Mangu-s
mango-
pl
na
prog
burmeju.
red/ripe
The mangos are ripening.
Example 34-77:
Mangu-s
kabá
burmeju.
Mangu-s
mango-
pl
ø
pfv
kabá
compl
burmeju.
red
The mangoes have become ripe.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Casamancese Creole
by
Noël Bernard Biagui
and
Nicolas Quint
cite
Language:
Casamancese Creole
Feature:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
Source:
Own knowledge
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