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Value A word derived from pequenino exists
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Pequenino
References
Hudson 1985
: 8
;
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982
: 26
Examples
Wi yusdu habim
kid
la bush.
Wi
1pl
yusdu
hab
hab-im
have-
tr
kid
child
la
loc
bush.
bush
We used to have children in the bush.
Wot abat yubala jiftim olabat dijlat pikanini?!
Wot
what
abat
about
yubala
2pl
jift-im
shift-
tr
olabat
3pl
dij-lat
prox
-
pl
pikanini?!
child
How about you lot move them, these children?!
Wan men bin bringimap orla kid.
Wan
one
men
man
bin
pst
bring-im-ap
bring-
tr
-up
orla
pl
kid.
child
A man brought the children.
See
Hudson 1985
: 55
Eni piginini mani bin gaman bla mela?
Eni
any
piginini
child
mani
money
bin
pst
gaman
come
bla
dat
/
poss
mela?
1pl
Did any child endowment come for us?
See
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982
: 53
Orla kid bin tjakam ston.
Orla
pl
kid
child
bin
pst
tjak-am
chuck-
tr
ston.
stone
The children threw stones.
See
Hudson 1985
: 37
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