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Example 75-91
Ekwana servan kiimiyohoow miina lii boo bitaen kiikishkam.
Ekwana
dem
.
interm
.
anim
.
sg
servan
servant
kii-miyohoo-w
pst
-well.dressed-3
miina
and/also
lii
art
.
pl
boo
beautiful.
m
bitaen
clothing
kii-kishk-am.
pst
-wear.
inan
-3.
sbj
.3.
obj
This servant was well dressed and he (also) had beautiful clothes.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fleury 2007
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Co-occurrence of demonstrative and definite article: No co-occurrence
Nominal and verbal conjunction: Identity, overtly expressed
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