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Example 71-70
Question: Pehea oe hopu kela puaa? — Answer:
Owau ponoi
kela puaa.
Question:
Question:
Pehea
why
oe
2sg
hopu
seize
kela
that
puaa?
pig
—
Answer:
Answer:
Owau
1sg
ponoi
own
kela
that
puaa.
pig
Question: Why did you take that pig? Answer: That pig is mine.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
own data 1890
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Datapoints:
Independent pronominal possessors: Special word plus dependent pronominal possessor
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