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Papiá Kristang
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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 42-76:
eli
ta les
buku agora
eli
3sg
ta
prog
les
read
buku
book
agora
now
He is reading a book now.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Language:
Papiá Kristang
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 128-129
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