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Example 1-46
Gimi dati alle de bon maar datti no bon.
Gi
give
mi
1sg
dati
that
ala
all
de
cop
bun
good
mara
but
dati
that
no
neg
bun.
good
Give it to me. Everything is fine, but that (one) is not.
Dutch:
Geef eens hier, dat is allemaal goed, maar dat is niet goed. [op.cit.]
Comment:
In the 18th century,
dati
'that, those' is always pronominal, with one exception (see Example 21).
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 101
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Only dependent subject forms
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
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