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Example 32-146
Kel k sabê e
prop
Djon Maria.
Kel
det
k
rel
sabê
know
e
cop
prop
intens
Djon
Djon
Maria.
Maria
The one who knows is Djon Maria himself.
Portuguese:
Aquele que sabe é o próprio Djon Maria.
Comment:
Prop
functions as an intensifier.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
cite
Datapoints:
Intensifiers and reflexive pronouns: Identical and differentiated
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