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Example 71-184
Question: Oe ike mamua Lauman puhi? — Answer: Ae, wau ike.
Question:
Question:
Oe
2sg
ike
see
mamua
before
Lauman
Lauman
puhi?
smoke
—
Answer:
Answer:
Ae,
yes
wau
1sg
ike.
see
Question: Did you previously see Lauman smoke? — Answer: Yes, I saw.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1899
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Polar questions: Only interrogative intonation
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