Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online

Example 54-193

Comment:

Here, aou probably functions as a reflexive pronoun. It should, however, be noted, that imperatives are regularly followed by aou, e.g. Ale aou! 'Go!', Devin aou! 'Guess!', Manz aou! 'Eat!'

Type:

naturalistic spoken

Source:

Barat et al. 1977: 18