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Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Predicative noun phrases and predicative locative phrases
Examples
Blof iz wan niebahud fram Bluufiilz.
Blof
Bluff
iz
cop
.
prs
wan
art
.
indf
nieba-hud
neighbour-hood
fram
from
Bluufiilz.
Bluefields
The Bluff is a neighbourhood of Bluefields.
See
nd
Shi iin di Steets nou.
Shi
3sg
.
f
iin
in
di
art
.
def
Steets
States
nou.
now
She is in the States now.
See
nd
An den wan hat man weer deer iin di komyuniti [...].
An
and
den
then
wan
art
.
indf
hat
hot
man
man
weer
cop
.
pst
deer
dem
.
loc
iin
in
di
art
.
def
komyuniti
community
[...].
[...]
And then there was a hot young man in the community [...].
See
nd
Di ada wan deh mi grani pet.
Di
art
.
def
ada
other
wan
one
de
cop
.
loc
mi
1sg
.
poss
grani
granny
pet.
pet
The other one [in the yard] was my granny's pet.
Mary da wan tiicha.
Mary
Mary
da
foc
wan
art
.
indf
tiicha.
teacher
Mary is a teacher.
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