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Example 48-33
¿Bo a komblá
aggú kusa
?
¿Bo
you.
sg
a
pst
komblá
buy
aggú
some
kusa?
thing
Did you buy something?
Spanish:
Vos/usted has/ha comprado algo (lit. alguna cosa)?
Comment:
Note that Spanish
algo
'something' is not used in the creole;
aggú kusa
is used instead. It never takes the feminine gender.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Palenquero
by
Armin Schwegler
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite pronouns: Generic-noun-based indefinites
Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives: Only few adjectives agree with the noun
Internal order of tense, aspect, and mood markers: The feature does not apply
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