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Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Examples
dis
seilin ship
dis
dem
seilin
sailing
ship
ship
this sailing ship
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Wi wil fiks
dis
.
Wi
1pl
wil
fut
fiks
fix
dis.
dem
We will fix this.
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G. no eksersaiz dat pawa.
G.
G.
no
neg
eksersaiz
excercise
dat
dem
pawa.
power
G. doesn’t excercise that/her power.
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Horikien mash dat dong.
Horikien
hurricane
mash
mash
dat
dem
dong.
down
The hurricane mashed that down/destroyed it.
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