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Example 18-30
Hu de tich Pidgin?
Hu
who
di
ipfv
titch
teach
Pidgin?
Pidgin
Who teaches Pidgin? OR: Who is teaching Pidgin?
Comment:
This monomorphemic variant of ‘who’ is probably more usual than
husman
(Example 28).
Type:
unspecified
Source:
Bellama et al. 1983
: 9
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
Interrogative pronouns: Three compound expressions
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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