Example 49-58

gran manchèt plat la yo
gran
big
manchèt
machete
plat
straight
la
def
yo
3pl
the big straight machetes
French: les grandes machettes plates
Comment:
This variant (explicit DEF marker + PL marker) is not the most widespread. It is only used in marginal areas of Haiti, especially the south (see Atlas linguistique d’Haïti (Fattier 1998), comments 1971, 1972, 1979), and it was still in use when the ALH research was done. It is probably the oldest variant.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fattier 1998: 838