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Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
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No inchoative meaning with aspect markers
Example 74-81:
lipúm yaka píl
lipúm
apple
yaka
3sg
píl
red
The apple is red.
Example 74-82:
álta čáku íXpuy-yáXka
álta
now
čáku
come
íXpuy-yáXka
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3sg
Now she was completely covered.
Source:
Zenk and Johnson 2003
: 13
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
Feature:
Aspect markers and inchoative meaning
Source:
Own knowledge
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