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Example 71-26
Olua
kokua wau.
Olua
2du
kokua
help
wau.
1sg
You two help me.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Own data 1893
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Dual in independent personal pronouns: Dual form in all three persons
Person syncretism in independent personal pronouns: No person syncretism
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
Politeness distinctions in second-person pronouns: No pronominal politeness distinction
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