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Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
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Inchoative expressed by progressive and completive markers
Example 4-34:
Den bobi ná e bigi.
Den
det
.
pl
bobi
breast
ná
neg
e
ipfv
bigi.
big
The breasts are not getting bigger.
Example 4-89:
Den koosi e nati.
Den
det
.
pl
koosi
clothes
e
ipfv
nati.
wet
The clothes are getting wet.
Example 4-199:
Den koosi kaba nati.
Den
det
.
pl
koosi
clothes
kaba
finish
nati.
wet
The clothes have become wet. (lit: The clothes have finished getting wet.)
Example 4-200:
Den manyan kaba lepi.
Den
det
.
pl
manyan
mango
kaba
finish
lepi.
ripe
The mangos have become ripe.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Nengee
by
Bettina Migge
cite
Language:
Nengee
Feature:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
Source:
Goury and Migge 2003
: 91
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