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? Hallow XIII Primordial Crab
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, 侯, Basel, Switzerland
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Kangshi:

1) Dinosaurs fly. (general truth)
ksè mqæŋpu
ksèfly.AOR m-qæ-ŋpuPL-CL.VI-bird

2) [These/some] dinosaurs [habitually] fly.
ksé mqæŋpu
kséfly.ACT m-qæ-ŋpuPL-CL.VI-bird

3) There are dinosaurs that are flying.
ŋɯ́ mqæŋpu ziksè
ŋɯ́exist.PROG m-qæ-ŋpuPL-CL.VI-bird zi-ksèPROG-fly.AOR

4) The sun rises in the east. (general truth)
ʁzda xǽ qæxsæ̀i inʁìni ŋdû
ʁzdabe_high.AOR xǽbecome.PROG qæ-xsæ̀iCL.VI-sun i-nʁì-niCL.IX-west-APP ŋdûfrom

5) The sun rises in the east. (you just read Hume and you no longer think induction is a thing)
ʁzda xǽ qæxsæ̀i inʁìni ŋdû
ʁzdabe_high.AOR xǽbecome.PROG qæ-xsæ̀iCL.VI-sun i-nʁì-niCL.IX-west-APP ŋdûfrom

6) The sun is rising in the east.
ʁzda zixǽ qæxsæ̀i inʁìni ŋdû
ʁzdabe_high.AOR zi-xǽPROG-become.PROG qæ-xsæ̀iCL.VI-sun i-nʁì-niCL.IX-west-APP ŋdûfrom

(Alternatively inʁìni asâ if you want to stress the position of the sunrise being in the East relative to you. Or, well, West, the planet rotates the other way around.)

Also I should probably rename progressive mode to durative mode.