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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
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Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene
Example 68-22:
De blong
ada
makan.
De
3sg
blong
not.yet
ada
prog
makan.
eat
He's not eating yet.
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 231
Example 68-56:
Lyo, beta ada mo pi.
Lyo,
yes
beta
1sg
ada
prog
mo
fut
pi.
go
Yes, I'm about to go.
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 231
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Scott 2008
: 414
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