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Example 26-48
wad dis? maɪn
wad
what
dis?
dem
maɪn
pro
.
poss
What's this? It's mine.
Comment:
This question was asked by a mother, pointing at an item on a table. The answer was given by her son.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own fieldwork recording
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Special pronoun form
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