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Example 19-23
Lɛ̀k se dɛ̀n dè hia
wìɔ̀ltu
wì dè tɔk yet.
Lɛ̀k
like
se
quot
dɛ̀n
3pl
dè
ipfv
hia
hear
wì-ɔ̀l-tu
1pl
.
emph
.
cpd
-all.
cpd
-two
wì
1pl
dè
ipfv
tɔk
talk
yet.
yet
Like if they heard both of us still talking.
Comment:
CPD stands for deleted high tone in ComPounD.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Yakpo 2009
: 184
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Dual in independent personal pronouns: Dual form in all three persons
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