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Example 49-265
Yo maske yo dèyè on pyebwa pou yo kapab suiv sa w ap fè.
Yo
3pl
maske
hide
yo
3pl
dèyè
behind
on
def
pyebwa
tree
pou
for
yo
3pl
kapab
can
suiv
follow
sa
dem
w
2sg
ap
inacc
fè.
do
They hid behind a tree to be able to see what you are doing.
French:
Ils/Elles se sont caché(e)s derrière un arbre pour pouvoir regarder ce que tu fais.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fattier 1998
: vol. 6, p. 73
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Reflexive constructions: Ordinary anaphoric pronoun
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