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Example 8-18
Wi de go a Tong.
Wi
1pl
de
prog
go
go
a
to
Tong.
Town
We are going to town.
Comment:
Here,
wi
'we' can refer to either a group including or excluding the addressee.
Town
refers to Kingston.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Datapoints:
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns: No inclusive/exclusive distinction
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