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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, nothing can intervene
Example 57-43:
ta atra nde fe kwa se mata?
ta
2sg
atra
prog
nde
prog
fe
do
kwa
what
se
this
mata?
morning
What are you doing this morning?
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 161
Example 57-145:
jer swar ma atra nde lir
jer
yesterday
swar
evening
ma
1sg
atra
prog
nde
prog
lir
read
Last night I was reading.
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 161
Example 57-146:
se kwa sola atra nde fe?
se
presv
kwa
what
sola
3pl
atra
prog
nde
prog
fe?
do
What are they doing at the moment?
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
: 197
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Tayo
by
Sabine Ehrhart
and
Melanie Revis
cite
Language:
Tayo
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Ehrhart 1993
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