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Example 9-10
A de taak bawt siywid dem.
A
1sg
de
prog
taak
talk
bawt
about
siywid
seaweed
dem.
them
I am talking about those types of seaweed (that you know of).
Comment:
This postposed demonstrative is based on the 3PL pronoun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1983
: 35
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural word following the noun
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: No distance contrast
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