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Example 17-96
Chidi (ìm) gò kawnt nyam.
Chidi
Chidi
(ìm)
(
3sg
.
sbj
)
gò
irr
kawnt
count
nyam.
yam
Chidi will count yams.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Faraclas 1996
: 58
Language:
Nigerian Pidgin
by
Nicholas Faraclas
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Expression of pronominal subjects: Obligatory pronoun words
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