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Uses of the habitual marker
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Habitual, progressive, and current state
Example 73-14:
uno faburta pidingabu binixuni
uno
one
fabur-ta
favor-
acc
pidi-nga-bu
ask-
nmlz
-
ben
bini-xu-ni
come-
prog
-
1sg
I am coming/I come to ask a favor.
Example 73-56:
ixuni kazamu
i-xu-ni
go-
prog
-
1sg
kaza-mu
house-
all
I am going home.
Example 73-57:
wawa llorana kirixun
wawa
child
llora-na
cry-
nmlz
kiri-xu-n
want-
prog
-
1sg
The child wants to cry.
Source:
Muysken 1981
: 76
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Media Lengua
by
Pieter Muysken
cite
Language:
Media Lengua
Feature:
Uses of the habitual marker
Source:
Muysken 1981
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