| 10. |
boni1
ovo |
{ so-o
bue }2 |
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{ so coe
} |
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Boni1
is working2 |
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| 11. |
a1
pfü2 khevu3
{ so-o bue }4 |
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{ so coe } |
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my1
mother2 is preparing4
curry3 |
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| 12. |
caakho1
ocü2 { pe-o bue
}3 |
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{ pe coe } |
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Chakho1
is giving3 (a)
lecture2 |
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| 13. |
takha1
ona { atu-o bue }2 |
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{ atu coe } |
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Takha1
is dressing up2
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| 14. |
ai1
pfoyi2 odzü pa-o
bue3 |
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I1
like3 her2
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lit. I1
am liking3 her2
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| 15. |
pfo1
zhü-o bue2 |
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he1
is well2 |
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| 16. |
pfo1
nitamüi2  hopfü-yi
3 sü-o bue4
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he1
knows4 all of
3 you (excl.
pl.)2 |
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| 17. |
lonia1
neli-yi2 le sü-o
bue3 |
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Lonia1
loves3 Neli2
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lit. Lonia is loving
Neli |
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-we, if used for reporting to a third person,
is casual, even disrespectful. Further, -we is general,
casual whereas co and the continuous participle plus bu
‘to be’ mark a durative aspect which is more specific
and serious in some sense with certain verbs.
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62 |
1. |
ni1
adi2
so-we3
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what2
are3 you
(sg.)1
doing3
? |
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{
so-o bue }3 |
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2. |
ni1
adi 2
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{ } |
what2
are3 you
(sg.)1
doing 3 |
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{
so coe } |
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Progression over a period of
time, though not necessarily at the time of the speech act, is also marked
by the same markers :
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63 |
1. |
izho
deni1 ai2
baibl3 |
{
koda-coe }4 |
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{
koda-o bue } |
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{
koda-we } |
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these
days1
I2 am
translating4
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(the)
bible 3 |
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2. |
lonia1
izho deni2
ai ye yes3
duno4 |
{
kocuda-coe } 5 |
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{
kocuda-o bue} |
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{
kocuda-we } |
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Lonia1
is preparing5
for4
IAS3 |
these days2
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3. |
lohro1
larü2 kali3
|
{
rü-we }4 |
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{
rü-o bue } |
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{
rü-we } |
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Lohro1
is writing4
a3 book2
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(these
days) |
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4. |
mahibo1
MA2 |
{
modo-o bue }3 |
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{
modo-coe } |
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{
modo-we } |
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Mathibo1
is doing3
(an) M.A.2
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Since the aorist is
phonicallyunmarked, in the absence of a time adverb, all the sentences above
illustrating the progressive aspect (could) have past tense meanings as
well.
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Future progressive,
as may be predicted, is marked by le, the
future tense auxiliary added to two of the three progressive
aspect markers viz. -co and bu following
the continuous participial form of the verb. -we,
the third progressive aspect marker does not, however,
occur in the future.
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64. |
1. |
sodu1
ni2 kovucü-sü3
ai4 |
{
olo so-co le }5 |
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{
olo so-o bu le } |
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{
*olo so le-we } |
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{
*olo so-we le } |
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when3
you (sg.)2
come3
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tomorrow1,
I4 will
be singing5
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