Datapoint Papiá Kristang/Uses of the habitual marker
Lo can occur in habitual contexts in the past. But past habituals may also be expressed without lo (i.e. with the verb devoid of any marker). In the example provided here, the circumstance is not specific. Rather, the speaker is describing a tradition.
Values 
Habitual and future
- Example 42-20:
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Stanley niora niora lo bebé suraStanleyStanleynioradue.coursenioradue.courselofutbebédrinksuratoddyStanley often drinks toddy.
- Example 42-43:
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sédu sédu eli lo bai marsédu~séduearly~earlyeli3sglofutbaigomarseaHe will go fishing very early (lit. He will go to sea very early).
- Example 42-78:
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el lo falá ku sa mai pai ke da sengel3sglohabfaláspeakkuaccsagenmaimotherpaifatherkewantdagivesengyesHe (the potential groom) would tell his parents that he wanted to become engaged.
Source: Baxter 1988: 126-127
- Confidence:
- Very certain