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Example 53-100
Mo mai ape diminwi. Sa-k ape manje mai-la?
Mo
1sg
.
poss
mai
corn
ape
prog
diminwi.
diminish
Sa-k
who
ape
prog
manje
eat
mai-la?
corn-
art
.
def
.
sg
My corn is disappearing. Who's eating the corn?
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 132
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
Tense-aspect systems: Mixed aspectual-temporal system
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