Datapoint Sranan/Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns

The distinction applies only to the 3rd person singular pronoun. Note also that the oblique form of the 3rd person singular pronoun is used as the subject in equational sentences, in coordinate NPs, and when followed by intensive srefi ‘self’.

Values

Accusative alignment

Example 2-138:
A kon mangri.
A
3sg
kon
come
mangri.
skinny
He’s gotten skinny.

Source: Nickel and Wilner 1984: 23

Example 2-139:
Mi e teki en poti ini a pan.
Mi
1sg
e
ipfv
teki
take
en
3sg
poti
put
ini
in
a
det
pan.
pan
I take it and put it in the pan.

Source: Nickel and Wilner 1984: 31

Example 2-140:
En na mi mati.
En
3sg
na
cop
mi
1sg
mati.
friend
He’s my friend.

Source: Nickel and Wilner 1984: 22

Example 2-141:
En nanga trawan kon dya nanga wan bigi sipi.
En
3sg
nanga
with
trawan
other.one
kon
come
dya
here
nanga
with
wan
det
bigi
big
sipi.
ship
He and others came here on a big ship.

Source: Nickel and Wilner 1984: 38

Example 2-142:
Kande en srefi e kon na foto bori na agu gi mi.
Kande
perhaps
en
3sg
srefi
self
e
ipfv
kon
come
na
loc
foto
city
bori
cook
na
det
agu
pig
gi
for
mi.
me
Perhaps he himself comes to the city to cook the pig for me.

Source: Nickel and Wilner 1984: 47

Confidence:
Very certain