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Uses of the habitual marker
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Only habitual function
Example 38-83:
Pepemu xafaxom fikuz.
Pepe-mu
grandfather-
1sg
xa-fa-ku-amu
hab
-speak-with-
1sg
fi-kuzu.
little-thing
My grandfather speaks little to me.
Example 38-84:
Tempu seku no xa té fo medyi maiu.
Tempu
season
seku
dry
no
1pl
xa
hab
té
have
fo
from
medyi
month
maiu.
May
The dry season starts in the month of May (lit. The dry season we have it from the month of May).
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Uses of the habitual marker
Source:
Own fieldwork
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