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Example 71-187
Kela haole maluna kela moku kela (mea) wau kokua.
Kela
det
haole
white.person
maluna
upon
kela
det
moku
ship
[kela
[
det
mea
thing
wau
1sg
kokua].
help]
It was the white person aboard the ship whom I helped.
Comment:
In my notes,
kela
occurs without
mea
. This could represent either a reduction from
kela mea
or an omission on the part of the court reporter.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1898
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
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