Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Raining constructions

Values

Rain falls

Example 56-127:
Lapli pe tombe.
Lapli
rain
pe
prog
tombe.
fall
Rain is falling.
Example 56-128:
Ler lapli i tonbe i vini i met tol lola.
Ler
when
lapli
rain
i
pm
tonbe
fall
i
3sg
vini
come
i
3sg
met
put
tol
metal.plate
lola.
on.it
When it rained, he came and put a metal plate on it.
French: Quand il pleuvait, il venait mettre de la tôle dessus. (Bollée & Rosalie 1994: 219)

Source: Bollée and Rosalie 1994: 218

Confidence:
Very certain