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Rain falls
Example 55-114:
lapli toṁbe; lapli pe toṁbe; lapli pu toṁbe
lapli
rain
toṁbe;
fall
lapli
rain
pe
prog
toṁbe;
fall
lapli
rain
pu
fut
toṁbe
fall
it rains; it is raining; it will rain
Example 55-115:
buku lapli pe toṁbe
buku
much
lapli
rain
pe
prog
toṁbe
fall
It is raining a lot.
French:
Il pleut beaucoup.
Source:
Kriegel 1996
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Language:
Mauritian Creole
Feature:
Raining constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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