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Uses of the habitual marker
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Habitual, progressive, current state, and future
Example 50-82:
I ka vini dèmen.
I
3sg
ka
fut
vini
come
dèmen.
tomorrow
He/she is coming tomorrow.
Example 50-83:
I ka enmé kontré-mwen anvil.
I
3sg
ka
hab
enmé
like
kontré-mwen
meet-
1sg
.
obj
anvil.
in.town
He likes to meet me in town.
French:
Il aime me retrouver en ville.
Source:
Ludwig et al. 2002
: 25
Example 50-84:
I ka dòmi.
I
3sg
ka
prog
dòmi.
sleep
He/She is sleeping.
Example 50-85:
An ka sipozé i la.
An
1sg
ka
ipfv
sipozé
suppose
i
3sg
la.
there
I suppose he is there.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
by
Serge Colot
and
Ralph Ludwig
cite
Language:
Guadeloupean Creole
Feature:
Uses of the habitual marker
Source:
Own knowledge
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