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Example 25-94
Wan wi bin kid mi en he.
Wan
temp
wi
1pl
bin
pst
kid
child
mi
1sg
en
and
he.
3sg
.
f
When we were children, me and her.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River (acrolectal). This example illustrates the (acrolectal) possibility of gender distinction in 3rd singular pronouns (note that the absence of plural marking on the noun is a non-acrolectal feature).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: No gender distinctions
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