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Example 7-66
Dem
maango griin.
Dem
3pl
maango
mango
griin.
green
Those mangoes are green. OR: Their mangoes are green.
Comment:
As illustrated in this example, preposed
dem
functions both as 3rd person plural possessive and plural demonstrative.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 152
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
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