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Example 48-23
Yo i sabé eso nu.
Yo
I
i
dep
.
pro
.
1sg
sabé
know
eso
this
nu.
neg
I don't know this.
Spanish:
(Yo) no sé eso.
Comment:
Before [a],
i
can become
y-
(as in:
yo y-a asé eso nu
'I did not do this').
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Recorded by author
Language:
Palenquero
by
Armin Schwegler
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Only dependent subject forms
Expression of pronominal subjects: Obligatory pronoun words
Savvy: A savvy word exists
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