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Example 71-109
Mahope
wau
makemake kamailio Koolau, mahope hele makai,
wau
makemake nana, pehea la?
Mahope
later
wau
1sg
makemake
want
kamailio
talk
Koolau,
Koolau
mahope
later
Ø
Ø
hele
go
makai,
seaward
wau
1sg
makemake
want
nana
look
Ø,
Ø
pehea
how
la?
mod
I want to talk to Koolau soon, so [when he gets back] he can then come down seaward [to where I will be]. I want to see him, is that okay?
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1906
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of pronominal subjects: Optional pronoun words
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