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Example 7-80
Hi kuhm ya wid wan spiid.
Hi
3sg
kuhm
come
ya
here
wid
with
wan
one
spiid.
speed
He came here in great hurry.
Comment:
Wan
may also be used as an intensifier.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Prescod 2004
: 149
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Indefinite articles: Indefinite article distinct from numeral ‘one’
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