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Example 10-16
An
ihn
tel Beda Taiga fi jomp.
An
and
ihn
3sg
tel
tell
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
fi
comp
jomp.
jump
And he told Brother Tiger to jump.
Comment:
Ihn
could refer to a female as well.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Unpublished field recordings
Language:
San Andres Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: In 3rd person singular only
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