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Example 49-94
Mwen vle mango sa a, mwen pa vle fig sa a.
Mwen
1sg
vle
want
mango
mango
sa
dem
a,
sg
mwen
1sg
pa
neg
vle
want
fig
banana
sa
dem
a.
sg
I want this mango, not this banana.
French:
Je veux cette mangue, pas cette banane.
Comment:
This was said in front of a merchant stall.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Haitian Creole
by
Dominique Fattier
cite
Datapoints:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: No distance contrast
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