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Example 71-20
Mahea
oe waiho kela eke palani oe?
Mahea
where
oe
2sg
waiho
leave
kela
det
eke
sack
palani
bran
oe?
2sg
.
poss
Where did you leave your sack of bran?
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1892
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Position of interrogative phrases in content questions: Interrogative phrase initial
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
Interrogative pronouns: One compound expression
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