Example 48-31

Malia i yo a bae a kasa.
Malia
Mary
i
and
yo
I
a
pst
bae
go
a
to
kasa.
home
Mary and I have gone home.
Spanish: María y yo hemos ido a casa.
Comment:
Alternative construction: Malia ku yo a bae a kasa lit. 'Mary with I ...' This may have been the traditional way of expressing it, and superstrate pressure may have led to the current preference for the use of i rather than ku.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Recorded by author