Protoform: TEE.3 [CE] Progressive aspect
| Description: | Progressive aspect |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *te 'definite article' + *e.1 'non-past' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | Ke...nei | Present tense near speaker | (Ebt) |
| Hawaiian | Ke...laa | Present tense at a distance from speaker | (Ebt) |
| Mangaia | Tee | Particle of continuous action, sentence initial | (Sta) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Te | Progressive aspect | (Osn) |
| Marquesas | Te...nei | Present tense | (Mtu) |
| New Zealand Maori | Te | Forms participle with teeraa or teenei | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Tee | Particle marking continuity of action in progress | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Tee | Preverbal marker, isochronic aspect. Always accompanied by nei, -na, ra after the verb | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Tee...nei, tee...ra | Particules verbales qui indiquent qu'une action est en train de s'accomplir au moment de référence, ce qui équivaut souvent au temps présent | (Lmt) |
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