Example 5-52

hii ga wàn shaap reezaa
hii
he
ga
have
wàn
indf.art
shaap
sharp
reezaa
razor
He had a sharp razor.
Comment:
The suprasegmental mark on /wan/ not transcribed in the Rickford (1987) text but added by us (Hubert Devonish).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Rickford 1987: 130, line 217