Example 71-114

Kela ua pimai.
Kela
det
ua
rain
pimai.
come
It is raining.
Comment:
This is a hypothetical example based on the typical raining construction of early Hawai'i Pidgin English (rain come). It is unclear whether Pidgin Hawaiian used the same pattern, but the attested pattern in Example 113 does utilize the noun 'rain' as opposed to the verb, as is the case here.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own data