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Example 16-100
ì tɛl às mek wì mek wan maf ɛn dɛn klin nima
ì
3sg
tɛl
tell
às
1pl
.
obl
Ø
Ø
mek
caus
/
imp
wì
1pl
mek
make
wan
one
maf
mouth
ɛn
and
dɛn
then
klin
clean
nima
Nima
He told us to act in unison and clean Nima.
Comment:
This example shows a verbal conjunction expressed by
εn dεn
.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Nominal and verbal conjunction: Identity, overtly expressed
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