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Example 71-23
Kela aina pauloa inaha,
iaia
pauloa ko hele malalo,
iaia
nuinui poho.
Kela
det
aina
land
pauloa
all
inaha,
break
iaia
3sg
pauloa
all
ko
go[?]
hele
go
malalo,
down
iaia
3sg
nuinui
very.much
poho.
ruined
The land collapsed, it fell downward, and it was very much ruined.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1886
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns: No gender distinctions
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