Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Value Identity
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Existential verb and transitive possession verb
Examples
Ai hav chrii piknini.
Ai
1sg
hav
have
chrii
three
piknini.
child
I have three children.
See
nd
So wen unu gat unu piknini unu sit doun an [...].
So
so
wen
when
unu
2pl
gat
get
unu
2pl
.
poss
piknini
child
unu
2pl
sit
sit
doun
down
an
and
[...].
[...]
So when you have your own children, you sit down and [...].
See
nd
Aktuali, Tasba hav a praimari skuul.
Aktuali,
actually
Tasba
Tasba
hav
have
a
art
.
indf
praimari
primary
skuul.
school
At present, there is a primary school in Tasbapauni.
See
nd
Deh hav plenti kou.
Deh
3pl
hav
have
plenti
plenty
kou.
cow
There are plenty cows in this neighbourhood.
Ih no gat no benefit.
Ih
3sg
.
n
no
neg
gat
get
no
neg
benefit.
benefit
There's no benefit to it.
See
nd
×