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Example 26-13
ji gaɾa ʤɹiŋk da ɹɔ ɛg
ji
2sg
gaɾa
assobl
ʤɹiŋk
drink
da
art
ɹɔ
raw
ɛg
egg
You've got to drink the raw egg.
Comment:
ASS = associative OBL = obligation
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 59
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
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