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Example 61-19
Mina na lo Mary
hambile khaya.
Mina
I
na
and
lo
art
Mary
Mary
hamb-ile
go-
pst
khaya.
home
Mary and I went home. OR: Me and Mary went home.
Comment:
The opposite order is also possible:
Mary na mina
, with the pronoun second after the conjunction.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Pronoun conjunction: Singular pronoun overtly conjoined with other conjunct
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