Example 49-208

Li pè mache pou kont li.
Li
3sg
pè
fear
mache
walk
pou
alone
kont
alone
li.
3sg.poss
He/She is afraid of walking alone.
French: Il/Elle a peur de marcher seul(e).
Comment:
Etymologically, pou kont li can be traced back to French pour son compte 'for his own benefit'. But due to semantic change, Haitian pou kont X means 'alone'.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge