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Example 42-29
yo, bos, eli, nus, olotu, bolotu
yo,
1sg
bos,
2sg
eli,
3sg
nus,
1pl
olotu,
2pl
bolotu
3pl
I, you, he/she/it, we, you, they
Comment:
The independent status of these pronouns was checked in March 2009, with informants in Malacca. The pronouns can be used in response to elliptical questions.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Baxter 1988
: 53
Language:
Papiá Kristang
by
Alan N. Baxter
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
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