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Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Parameter:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
References
Escure n.d.
Examples
Mary di rid buk
an
john di kuk.
Mary
Mary
di
ipfv
rid
read
buk
book
an
and
john
John
di
ipfv
kuk.
cook
Mary is reading a book and John is cooking.
See
nd
Mi
an
Mary go fo maket.
Mi
1sg
.
sbj
an
and
Mary
Mary
go
go
fo
for
maket.
market
Mary and I went to the market.
Mi
an
ma sista get wan kain klos.
Mi
1sg
.
sbj
an
and
ma
1sg
.
poss
sista
sister
get
get
wan
one
kain
kind
klos.
cloth
My sister and I have the same kind of dress.
See
Ayafor 2008
: 431
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