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Rain falls
Example 40-60:
Chu kai-
n.
Chu
rain
kai-n.
fall-
prog
It's raining (lit. Rain is falling).
Source:
Clements and Koontz-Garboden 2002
: 216
Example 40-88:
Amya ʧu lə kaí, parsen.
Amya
tomorrow
ʧu
rain
lə
fut
kaí,
fall
parsen.
seem.
prog
It seems that it will rain tomorrow.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Korlai
by
J. Clancy Clements
cite
Language:
Korlai
Feature:
Raining constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
Clements and Koontz-Garboden 2002
: 216
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