Example 54-156

La fam i ariv, pran lalé, kas son banann.
La
def
fam
woman
i
fin
ariv,
arrive
pran
take
lale,
pathway
kas
pick
son
poss.3sg
banann.
banana
The wife arrives, takes the pathway and picks her bananas.
French: La femme arrive, prend l'allée, cueille ses bananes.
Comment:
The example illustrates verbal conjunction by simple juxtaposition. The creole house is surrounded by la kour, courtyard and garden, with a pathway (lale) leading from the gate through the garden to the house. Many families grow bananas for their own consumption near the house.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977: 14