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Example 71-165
Aole kela ka lole
aihue ia.
Aole
neg
kela
that
ka
def
lole
clothes
aihue
steal
ia.
pass
Those are not the clothes which were stolen.
Comment:
Notice that this sentence also contains a subject relative clause. Passives with
'ia
are very rare in the pidgin.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1890
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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