Example 11-83

dis hous; disya hous; dat hous; datde hous; dat hous de
dis
dem
hous;
house
dis-ya
dem-emph
hous;
house
dat
dem
hous;
hous
dat-de
dem-emph
hous;
hous
dat
dem
hous
house
de
emph
this house; this very house; that house; that very house; that very house
Comment:
Unfortunately, the construction dis hous ya was not elicited. According to Holm (1978: 279) it exists. In San Andrés Creole English it wouldn't be acceptable and it seems difficult to pronounce naturally.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Nicaragua project questionnaire