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Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
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Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
serial verb construction
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Particle, only grammatical markers can intervene
Example 69-36:
ama təpambi tanan
ama
1sg
təpa-mbi
bathe-
dep
ta-nan
prog
-
nonfut
I'm washing
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
by
William A. Foley
cite
Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Feature:
Tightness of the link between the progressive marker and the verb
Source:
Own field notes 1985
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