Example 12-217

I ain't been to no dance, 'cause I couldn't go. My daddy wouldn't allow us to go to ... dance, you know - he say, That what spoil the children. Your daddy keep you from them thing. [So how could you see him - like if you traveled by boat ... or what were the special occasions?] No, we have special occasion - [Like what?] - to meet each other. Like, the parents will appoint a time for you to go visit this next settlement, and - you know?
[...]
[...]
we
1pl.sbj
have
have[hab.pst]
special
special
occasion
occasion.pl
[...]
[...]
to
to
meet
meet
each
each
other.
other
[...] (young people searching for a mate) had special events to meet each other.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own sociolinguistic interviews