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Example 33-65
Kal livru ki bo kumpra? Es.
Kal
what
livru
book
ki
that
bo
1pl
kumpra?
buy.
pst
Es.
dem
Which book did you buy? This one.
Portuguese:
Que livro compraste? Este.
Comment:
Both
es
and
e
are adnominal, but only the
es
form can be used pronominally.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
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