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Example 30-73
Kel lápis li ê di meu, kel (lápis) la ê di bo.
Kel=lápis
dem
.
sg
=pencil
li
here
ê
be
di.meu,
1sg
.
poss
kel
dem
.
sg
(lápis)
(pencil)
la
there
ê
be
di=bo.
of=
2sg
This pencil belongs to me, that (pencil) belongs to you.
German:
Dieser Bleistift hier gehört mir, jener (Bleistift) dort gehört dir.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Lang et al. 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Two-way contrast
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