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Value Accusative alignment
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns
Examples
Yu gwain giv mi a Nansi stuori.
Yu
2sg
gwain
fut
giv
give
mi
1sg
a
art
.
indf
Nansi
Anansi
stuori.
story
You'll tell me an Anansi story.
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nd
Ai stie die roun fuo an a haaf yierz.
Ai
1sg
stie
stay
die
dem
.
loc
roun
around
fuo
four
an
and
a
a
haaf
half
yier-z.
year-
pl
I stayed there for about four and a half years.
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nd
Ih no moles wi.
Ih
3sg
.
n
no
neg
moles
molest
wi.
1pl
It doesn't bother us.
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nd
Wi suun don.
Wi
1pl
suun
soon
don.
done
We're soon done.
See
nd
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