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Example 31-32
si nha ben li, nha atxa-m nha debe da-m
si
if
nha
you
ben
come
li,
here
nha
you
atxa-m
find-me
nha
you
debe
must
da-m
give-me
if you come here, you find me, you must give me
Comment:
Nho
is the masculine counterpart to
nha. Nho
and
nha
are truly independent pronouns, as they may occur in isolation in response to a question. For instance,
kenhi ki Maria odja na merkadu?
'Who did Maria see at the market?'
Nha!
'You!'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
nd
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: In 2nd person but not in 3rd person
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