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Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Examples
A man disi sabi a tori.
A
det
man
man
disi
dem
sabi
know
a
art
tori.
story
This guy knows the story.
Disi
a fu un bori.
Disi
this
a
is
fu
for
un
we
bori.
cook
This is for us to cook.
Dati
meki mi no ben kisi brede a skoro.
Dati
that
meki
make
mi
1sg
no
neg
ben
pst
kisi
get
brede
bread
a
at
skoro.
school
That’s why I didn’t get bread in school.
Mi begi, yu no kan fergiti
dati
tog.
Mi
1sg
begi,
pray
yu
2sg
no
neg
kan
can
fergiti
forget
dati
that
tog.
tag
I prayed, you can’t forget that, right.
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