Example 54-207

Marmay lé kontan [...] i koné pa sa i manz de mounn sa.
Marmay
child
le
cop.prs
kontan
happy
[...]
[...]
i
fin
kone
know
pa
neg
Ø
Ø
sa
that.person
i
fin
manz
eat
dëmoun
people
sa.
that.person
The children are happy [...] they do not know that he eats people.
French: Les enfant sont heureux [...] ils ne savent pas qu’il mange les gens.
Comment:
Context: Big Devil has invited all the children to a party. The pronoun sa 'this one/ that one' can refer to human beings.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Barat et al. 1977: 75