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Example 71-17
Kela wahine no iaia hele malaila lawe kekahi papa liilii.
Kela
that
wahine
woman
no
intens
iaia
3sg
hele
go
malaila
there
lawe
take
kekahi
indf
.
pl
papa
board
liilii.
little
That woman went there [and] took some pieces of boards.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1892
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Position of indefinite article in the noun phrase: Indefinite article is preposed
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: No gender distinctions
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