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Example 16-98
dɛ waif ɛn dɛ mɔda dè de insaid rum ɛn dɛ smɔ smɔ pikin dè de
dɛ
art
waif
wife
ɛn
and
dɛ
art
mɔda
mother
dè
3pl
de
cop
insaid
inside
rum
room
ɛn
and
dɛ
art
smɔ~smɔ
small~small
pikin
child
dè
3pl
de
cop
The wife and the mother stay in the room and the small children stay (in the room).
Comment:
The first
εn
is a nominal conjunction; the second ε
n
is a verbal conjunction.
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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