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Example 45-29
Ya sali ya Maria y yo na iglesia.
Ya
pfv
sali
leave
ya
already
Maria
Maria
y
and
yo
I
na
loc
iglesia.
church
Maria and I left the church.
Comment:
The first person pronoun in conjunction with a personal name is quite formal. Generally the plural pronoun is used with
di
.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Cavite Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Pronoun conjunction: Singular pronoun overtly conjoined with other conjunct
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