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Example 1-50
Jie no draei?
Yu/i
2sg
no
neg
dre?
dry
Aren't you thirsty?
Dutch:
Hebje geen dorst? [op.cit.]
Comment:
2SG
jie
occurs several times in Herlein (1718); it may be seen as a precursor of present-day
i
(< English
ye
), dependent variant of
yu
(Smith 1987: 271).
Type:
written
Source:
Herlein 1718
: 121
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
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