Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Special dependent person forms for subject and object

There is no distinction between dependent and independent pronouns. I and my alternate as 1st person subject pronouns. Such alternation is more obvious with verbs like 'want' and 'think'. In fixed expressions such as 'I don't know', I is always used.

Values

No dependent person forms

Example 20-1:
挨灣温卑士烏倫
I wantchee one piecee woolen.
I
1sg
wantchee
want
one
art.indf
piecee
clf
woolen.
woollen
I want a piece of woollen.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.1

Example 20-3:
米灣治捫尼都孖鏬益士邊時
My wantchee money tomorrow expensee.
My
1sg
wantchee
want
money
money
tomorrow
tomorrow
expensee.
expenses
I want the money for tomorrow's expenses. OR: I want it for tomorrow's expenses.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.54

Example 20-170:
Who my? My, Shoe Lane, Number One, Hoby! No saavez my?
Who
who
my?
1sg
My,
1sg
Shoe
Shoe
Lane,
Lane
Number
number
One,
one
Hoby!
Hoby
No
neg
saavez
remember
my?
1sg
Who am I? Me, Hoby, from Number one Shoe Lane. Don't you remember me?

Source: Downing 1838: I.284

Confidence:
Certain