Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Indefinite pronouns

Indefinite pronouns take the form of high-toned compounds which include generic nouns such as wo̱n 'one’, bò̱di ‘body’, ting ‘thing’, ples ‘place’, taym ‘time’, etc.

Values

Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something

Example 17-26:
so̱mbo̱di
so̱mbo̱di
somebody
somebody

Source: Faraclas 1996: 251-252

Example 17-27:
so̱mting
so̱mting
something
something

Source: Faraclas 1996: 251-252

Confidence:
Very certain