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Example 53-58
Si to di li ke-choz ondon kreol, l ale monde twa: "Ki sa?"
Si
if
to
2sg
di
say
li
3sg
kechoz
something
ondon
in
kreol,
Creole
l
3sg
ale
fut
monde
ask
twa:
2sg
"Ki
what
sa?"
this
If you tell him something in Creole, he will ask you: "What?"
French:
Si tu lui dis quelque chose en créole, elle va te demander: "Quoi?"
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 166
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Datapoints:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Only dependent subject forms
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: Binary pronominal politeness distinction
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
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