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Example 11-26
Wi no get di nyuuz bot wi get di prensa.
Wi
1pl
no
neg
get
get
di
art
.
def
nyuuz
news
bot
but
wi
1pl
get
get
di
art
.
def
prensa.
press
We don’t get the (television) news but we get the press.
Comment:
The construction is the same whether everyone present is included or not.
Nyuuz
is monomorphematic as in English.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: No inclusive/exclusive distinction
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