Datapoint Santome/Uses of the habitual marker

It should be noted that the progressive interpretation of ka is restricted to nonfinite contexts, as illustrated in Examples 110 and 111. In this respect, Santome is identical to Angolar and Principense.

Values

Habitual, current state, and future

Example 35-107:
Pema na ka môlê fô.
Pema
palm.tree
na
neg
ka
ipfv
môlê
die
f=ô.
neg=pcl
The palm tree will not die.
Example 35-108:
Ôtlô ten ka tlaba viantêlu.
Ôtlô
other
ten
also
ka
ipfv
tlaba
work
viantêlu.
palm.wine.extractor
Others, on their turn, work as palm wine extractors.
Example 35-109:
Bô ka gôgô ku vinpema.
Bô
2sg
ka
ipfv
gôgô
like
ku
with
vinpema.
palm.wine
You like/enjoy palm wine.
Example 35-110:
N tava ka vivê nala.
N
1sg
tava
pst
ka
ipfv
vivê
live
nala.
there
I was living there. OR: I used to live there.
Example 35-111:
Sun ka bê ngê ka vala.
Sun
he
ka
ipfv
bê
see
ngê
person
ka
ipfv
vala.
pass.by
He sees people passing by.
Confidence:
Very certain