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Example 9-66
Dat tiŋ we de pan yu nɛk dat a no blak koral?
Dat
that
tiŋ
thing
we
rel
de
prog
pan
upon
yu
your
nɛk
neck
dat
that
a
top
no
neg
blak
black
koral?
coral
Isn't it black coral that you are wearing on your neck?
Comment:
Dat
clearly has proximal value.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1985
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: No distance contrast
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