Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Example 28-58
di
tau bititɛ ʃi fingri an o dototɛ
di
the
tau
snake
biti-tɛ
bite-
pfv
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
fingri
finger
an
and
o
3sg
doto-tɛ
die-
pfv
The snake bit his finger and he died.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 2007
: 442
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
Marking of patient noun phrases: No marking of patient NPs
×