Example 19-178

Dɛ̀n tif mi mì sus.
Dɛ̀n
3pl
tif
steal
mi
1sg.emph
mì
1sg.poss
sus.
shoe
My shoes got stolen.
Comment:
An agent may be backgrounded through the impersonal use of the 3PL dependent pronoun.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Yakpo 2009: 33