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Value In 3rd person singular only
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
References
Bartens 2003
: 43-44
Examples
An
ihn
tel Beda Taiga fi jomp.
An
and
ihn
3sg
tel
tell
Beda
Brother
Taiga
Tiger
fi
comp
jomp.
jump
And he told Brother Tiger to jump.
Ihn
kaal aan tu wan likl gyal neiba.
Ihn
3sg
kaal
call
aan
on
tu
to
wan
art
.
indf
likl
little
gyal
girl
neiba.
neighbour
She called to a neighbour’s little girl.
Shi kaal fi shi swiit bwai.
Shi
3sg
.
f
kaal
call
fi
for
shi
3sg
.
poss
.
f
swiit
sweet
bwai.
boy
She called out to her sweet boy.
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