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Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
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Inchoative expressed by progressive marker
Example 38-97:
Dyividyibo itansxa gos me.
Dyividyil-bo
neighbour-
2sg
eli-tan-sxa
3sg
-
iter
-
prog
gosu
fat
me.
again
Your neighbour is growing fat again.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
by
Marike Post
cite
Language:
Fa d’Ambô
Feature:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
Source:
Own fieldwork 1990
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