Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Value No marking of patient NPs
Language:
San Andres Creole English
Parameter:
Marking of patient noun phrases
Examples
Jack tel di King se da him kil di man.
Jack
Jack
tel
tell
di
art
.
def
King
King
se
comp
da
foc
him
3sg
kil
kill
di
art
.
def
man.
man
Jack told the King that it was him who had killed the man.
Di dakta kyuur di pieshan.
Di
art
.
def
dakta
doctor
kyuur
cure
di
art
.
def
pieshan.
patient
The doctor cured the patient.
Di bwai kot di bred.
Di
art
.
def
bwai
boy
kot
cut
di
art
.
def
bred.
bread
The boy cut the bread.
×