Datapoint Juba Arabic/Uses of the habitual marker
In Juba Arabic the habitual marker bi can express generic present (when followed by stative verbs), present + realis, generic future, imminent future, future + irrealis, habitual, habitual + potential, and conditional when introduced by kan.
Values 
Habitual, current state, and future
Frequency: 50.0%
- Example 64-64:
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anína biágder árif hája de batál wa hája dak kwesanína1plbi=ágderirr=canárifknowhájathingdedem.proxbatálbadwaandhájathingdakdem.distkwesgoodWe can know that this is bad and that is good.
- Example 64-96:
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ána bifékir obóma de ma kwesána1sgbi=fékirirr=thinkobómaobomadedem.proxmanegkwesgoodI guess that oboma is not good.
Source: Tosco 1995: 437
- Example 64-97:
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yúmkin íta birákabu ákil bi lel íta bikútu fi talájayúmkinpossibleíta2sgbi=rákabuirr=cookákilfoodbiatlelnightíta2sgbi=kútuirr=putfiintalájarefrigeratorYou could cook the food at night so as to put it in the refrigerator.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 167
- Example 64-98:
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sána jái de úo bikun abúnasánayearjáicomingdedem.proxúo3sgbi=kunirr=beabúnapriestNext year he will be a priest.
Source: Tosco 1995: 437
- Example 64-99:
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henák fi sudán nas binum bédrihenákover.therefiinsudánSudannaspeoplebi=numirr=sleepbédriearlyIn Sudan people usually go to sleep early.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 169
- Example 64-100:
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kan úo ma der mótoro rája le nas mótoro ma binénzilkancondúo3sgmanegderwantmótororainrájacome.backletonaspeoplemótororainmanegbi=nénzilirr=go.downIf he doesn’t want the rain to come back to the people, the rain won’t fall down.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 167
- Example 64-101:
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ana bihébu ita ʃedídana1sgbi=hébuirr=loveita2sgʃedídstrongI love you so much.
- Confidence:
- Very certain
Habitual and progressive
Frequency: 50.0%
- Example 64-91:
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ána geágra árabiána1sgge=ágraprog=studyárabiArabicI study Arabic. OR: I am studying Arabic.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 166
- Example 64-92:
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ána lísa geistákalána1sglísastillge=istákalprog=workI am still working.
Source: Tosco 1995: 432
- Example 64-93:
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fi sudán nas bes gegéni sákitfiinsudánSudannaspeoplebesonlyge=géniprog=staysákitsilentIn Sudan people can only remain silent.
Source: Manfredi 2005: 167
- Example 64-94:
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záman ána kan fi sudán ána gehúmuzámantimeána1sgkanantfiinsudánSudanána1sgge=húmuprog=swimWhen I was in Sudan I used to swim.
Source: Tosco 1995: 432
- Example 64-95:
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madáris ta bor suda:n gebáda ∫ar tísamadárisschool.pltapossborPortsuda:nSudange=bádaprog=start∫armonthtísanineSchools usually start in September in Port Sudan.
- Confidence:
- Very certain