Datapoint Louisiana Creole/Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives

In the Pointe Coupee lect, sala is both pronoun and determiner; in the default lect, sala is a determiner, while sila is the pronoun; in the Old lect, sila is both pronoun and determiner.

Values

Different forms

Example 53-120:
dans-sa-la, le kokodri-sa-la
dans
dance
sala,
det.dem
le
art.def.pl
kokodri
alligator
sala
det.dem
this dance, these crocodiles
French: cette danse, ces crocodiles

Source: Neumann 1985: 135

Example 53-122:
Komon ye pèl sila?
Komon
how
ye
3pl
pèl
call
sila?
dem
How do they call this one?
French: Comment s'appelle celui-là?

Source: Neumann 1985: 174

Example 53-124:
Tu sezla ki katolik monj pa l vjon dan karem.
Tu
all
sezla
dem.pl
ki
rel
katolik
catholic
monj
eat
pa
neg
l
art.def.sg
vjon
meat
dan
in
karem.
Lent
All those that are catholic don't eat meat during Lent.

Source: Neumann 1985: 174

Confidence:
Very certain