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Example 16-42
dɛ tin we ì dè wɔri in dis àua zɔŋgo
dɛ
def
.
art
tin
thing
we
comp
ì
3sg
dè
hab
wɔri
worry
in
in
dis
dem
àua
1pl
.
poss
zɔŋgo
zongo
the thing that worries (us) in our immigrant quarter
Comment:
The example contains a definite article and a demonstrative.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Huber 1999
: 194
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
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