Datapoint Vincentian Creole/Indefinite pronouns

Values

Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something

Example 7-49:
Suhmbadi a kuhm.
suhm-badi
some-body
a
prog
kuhm
come
Someone is coming.

Source: Prescod 2004: 112

Example 7-50:
De so despareit an lai dat de go du eniting fo lak mi uhp.
De
3pl
so
so
despareit
desperate
an
and
lai
lie
dat
that
de
3pl
go
fut
du
do
eni-ting
any-thing
fo
for
lak
lock
mi
1sg
uhp.
up
They are so desperate and dishonest that they will do anything to have me locked up.

Source: Prescod 2004: 116

Example 7-51:
Nowe na oopn?
No-we
no-where
na
neg
oopn?
open
Is nowhere open?

Source: Prescod 2004: 113

Example 7-52:
enihou yo waa tu teik it
eni-hou
any-how
yo
2.sbj
waa
want
tu
to
teik
take
it
3sg
no matter how you look at it OR: however you look at it

Source: Prescod 2004: 116

Example 7-53:
suhmbadi
suhm-badi
some-body
somebody

Source: Prescod 2004: 111

Example 7-54:
suhmting, suhmpn, suhtn
suhm-ting,
some-thing
suhmp-n,
some-thing
suht-n
some-thing
something, something, something

Source: Prescod 2004: 111

Confidence:
Very certain