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Example 71-185
Bia
no
kela mea maua inu.
Bia
beer
no
intens
[kela
[
det
mea
thing
maua
1du
inu].
drink]
Beer is what we drank.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1897
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Focusing of the noun phrase: Fronting with particle after focus
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