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Example 11-180
Di trobl iz dat di mama dem sei dei kaant pei di skuul fiiz.
Di
art
.
def
trobl
trouble
iz
cop
.
prs
dat
comp
di
art
.
def
mama
mother
dem
pl
sei
say
dei
3pl
kaant
can.
neg
pei
pay
di
art
.
def
skuul
school
fii-z.
fee-
pl
The trouble is that the mothers say they can’t pay the school fees.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Neutral alignment
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