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Example 29-11
Hy sal môre {hierdie/daardie} dorp besoek.
Hy
3sg
.
m
.
nom
sal
will
môre
tomorrow
{hier-die/daar-die}
{here-
def
.
art
/there-
def
.
art
}
dorp
town
besoek.
visit
He will visit {this/that} town tomorrow.
Comment:
Hierdie
and
daardie
are the unmarked demonstratives in spoken and written Afrikaans. A third locative-based demonstrative,
doerdie
('yonder') , a borrowing from a non-standard dialect, is slowly making its way into spoken Standard Afrikaans.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word precedes noun
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