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Example 20-3
米灣治捫尼都孖鏬益士邊時
My wantchee money tomorrow expensee.
My
1sg
wantchee
want
money
money
tomorrow
tomorrow
expensee.
expenses
I want the money for tomorrow's expenses. OR: I want it for tomorrow's expenses.
Comment:
The second translation is as given in Tong (1862).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Tong 1862
: VI.54
Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
by
Michelle Li
and
Stephen Matthews
cite
Datapoints:
Order of possessor and possessum: Possessor-possessum
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
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