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Example 5-50
wai dem kyaan go in
di
bangk an jraa monii?
wai
why
dem
they
kyaan
can't
go
go
in
in
di
def
.
art
bangk
bank
an
and
jraa
draw
monii?
money
Why can't they go in the bank and withdraw money?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 147 (line 350)
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
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