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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, a few lexical items may intervene
Example 37-69:
Mene xintxi ya jingantxi sa
kwaji
xiga.
Mene
Mene
xintxi
feel
ya
comp
jingantxi
ogre
sa
prog
kwaji
almost
xiga.
arrive
Mene felt that the ogre was almost arriving.
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 70
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Principense
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 69-70
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