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Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English (Student Pidgin)
Parameter:
Comitatives and instrumentals
Examples
mek à sɛʧ dɛ padi
wit
dɛm
mek
caus
/
imp
à
1sg
sɛʧ
search
dɛ
art
padi
buddy
wit
with
dɛm
3pl
.
obl
Let me search the guy with them.
ʧali ì gò hit sɔm wumans kra
wit
dɛ moto
ʧali
Charley
ì
3sg
gò
fut
hit
hit
sɔm
indf
wuman-s
woman-
pl
kra
foc
wit
with
dɛ
art
moto
car
Boy, he was going to hit some women with the car.
dè dè come
plas
dɛ hɛdmaster
dè
3pl
dè
prog
come
come
plas
plus
dɛ
art
hɛdmaster
headmaster
They were coming with the headmaster (in tow).
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