Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Uses of the habitual marker

In Bazaar Malay, habitual aspect is expressed with or without adverbs such as selalu 'always', kadang-kadang 'sometimes' and dulu 'before'.
Selalu and kadang-kadang normally indicate the present habitual aspect unless the
situational context makes it clear that the temporal location is in the past. The past habitual aspect is expressed through dulu ‘before/formerly’.

Values

No overt habitual marker

Example 67-105:
Sekolah selalu campoh-campoh cakap.
Sekolah
school
selalu
always
campoh~campoh
mix~mix
cakap.
speak
In schools, the language that (people) use is always mixed.
Example 67-106:
Kadang-kadang Hokkien cakap Hokkien sikit-sikit.
Kadang-kadang
sometimes
Hokkien
Hokkien
cakap
speak
Hokkien
Hokkien
sikit~sikit.
little~little
Sometimes, we spoke very little Hokkien.
Example 67-107:
[...] dulu Hainan punya orang ah tak pandai la.
[...]
[...]
dulu
before
Hainan
Hainan
punya
attr
orang
person
ah
top
tak
neg
pandai
skillful
la.
emph
[...] before, the Hainanese were not skillful.
Example 67-108:
Dia cakap banyak plan.
Dia
3sg
cakap
speak
banyak
much
plan.
slow
She speaks slowly.

Source: Aye 2005: 172

Confidence:
Very certain