Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Noun phrase conjunction and comitative

While both ànd ‘and’ and wìt ‘with’ can be used to conjoin noun phrases, only wìt and the serialized verb folo ‘follow’ are utilized with a comitative function.

Values

Overlap

Example 17-113:
Ìm ànd/wìt dè̱m gò dans.
Ìm
3sg.sbj
ànd/wìt
and/com
dè̱m
3pl.sbj
gò
irr
dans.
dance
S/he and they will dance.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 83

Example 17-114:
Ìm gò dans wìt dè̱m.
Ìm
3sg.sbj
gò
irr
dans
dance
wìt
com
dè̱m.
3pl.sbj
S/he will dance with them.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 83

Example 17-115:
Ìm gò folo dè̱m dans.
Ìm
3sg.sbj
gò
irr
folo
follow.com
dè̱m
3pl.sbj
dans.
dance
S/he will dance with them.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 83

Confidence:
Very certain