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Example 71-188
Henry akahi kiaha me hapa, wau
like pu no.
Henry
Henry
akahi
one
kiaha
glass
me
with
hapa,
half
wau
1sg
likepu
also
no.
intens
Henry had a glass and a half (of beer), I too [had a glass and a half].
Comment:
like pu
is always spelled with a space, but functionally it is a unit.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1897
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Focus particle ‘also’: After the focused element
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