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Example 49-79
gran manchèt plat la yo
gran
big
manchèt
machete
plat
straight
la
def
yo
pl
the big straight machetes
French:
les grandes machettes plates
Comment:
This combination DEF + PL is not attested everywhere in Haiti. It is a trace of an older state of the language.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fattier 1998
: 838
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
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