Datapoint Zamboanga Chabacano/Indefinite pronouns

There is also náda 'nothing' and nádye 'nobody' of Spanish origin but its use is restricted to written acrolectal texts. The current pattern is of Philippine Austronesian origin.

Values

Existential construction

Example 46-50:
El marído tyéne kósa ta-buská.
El
art
marído
husband
tyéne
exist
kósa
what
ta-buská.
ipfv-seek
The husband is looking for something.

Source: 2005

Example 46-51:
Tyéne kyen ya-abusá konel disuyo anák muhér na edad de syéte ányos.
Tyéne
exist
kyen
who
ya-abusá
pfv-abused
konel
obj.art
disuyo
his
anák
child
muhér
woman
na
loc
edad
age
de
of
syéte
seven
ányos.
years
Somebody abused his seven year old daughter.

Source: 2005

Confidence:
Very certain