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Example 54-77
Sak la pa parti lékol; i koné pa lir.
Sak
dem
la
dem
pa
neg
parti
go
lekol;
school
i
fin
kone
know
pa
neg
lir.
read
This/that one does not go to school; he / she cannot read.
French:
Celui/Celle-ci/-là ne va pas à l'école; il/elle ne sait pas lire.
Comment:
Sak la
functions as a pronominal demonstrative.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Cellier 1982
: 167
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives: Different forms
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