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Example 5-27
(1) mii; yuu; hii; awii; a(l)yu; dem (2) hii, shii, it
(1)
(1)
mii;
I/me
yuu;
you.
sg
hii;
he/him/she/her/it
awii;
we/us
a(l)yu;
you.
pl
dem
they/them
(2)
(2)
hii,
he/him
shii,
she/her
it
it
(1) I/me; you (SG); he/him, she/her, it; we/us; you (PL); they/them (2) he/him, she/her, it
Comment:
(1) gives the conservative paradigm. (2) gives the less conservative forms for the 3rd person singular.
Type:
unspecified
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
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