Value Only dependent subject forms

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object

Examples

  1. Imin lagijat la mi en a - mindubala bin agamen na.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    lagijat
    like.that
    la
    loc
    mi
    1sg
    en
    and
    a
    [false_start]
    -
    -
    mindubala
    1du.excl
    bin
    pst
    agamen
    argue
    na.
    now
    He went like that (i.e. said that) to me – we two had an argument then.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  2. Maitbi im na im gin album wi.
    Maitbi
    maybe
    im
    3sg
    na
    now/foc
    im
    3sg
    gin
    can
    alb-um
    help-tr
    wi.
    1pl
    Maybe he, he can help us. OR: Maybe he's the one who can help us.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  3. Dei bin jingginabat dislot olmenolmenwan.
    Dei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    jingg-in-abat
    think-prog2-about
    dis-lot
    prox-pl
    olmen~olmen-wan.
    red.men-adj
    They were thinking about it, these old men.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  4. Maitbi yu na kingfishamen yu gin album mibala.
    Maitbi
    maybe
    yu
    2sg
    na
    now/foc
    kingfisha-men
    kingfisher-man
    yu
    2sg
    gin
    can
    alb-um
    help-tr
    mibala.
    1pl.excl
    Maybe you, kingfisher man, you can help us.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  5. That lilbit ai bin hit yu, ai wana hit yu brabli na meik yu krai.
    That
    dem
    lilbit
    a_little
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    hit
    hit
    yu,
    2sg
    ai
    1sg
    wana
    pot
    hit
    hit
    yu
    2sg
    brabli
    properly
    na
    now
    meik
    make
    yu
    2sg
    krai.
    cry
    That (was only that) I hit you a little, I will hit you properly now and make you cry.
  6. Thet olgamanolgaman olabat jingat na "[...]".
    Thet
    dem
    olgaman~olgaman
    red.older.woman
    olabat
    3pl
    jing-at
    sing-out
    na
    now
    "[...]".
    [...]
    Those women, they call out now: "[...]"
  7. Thei bin beltim im tharrei, thetlot kid.
    Thei
    3pl
    bin
    pst
    belt-im
    hit-tr
    im
    3sg
    tharrei,
    there
    thet-lot
    dem-pl
    kid.
    child
    They hit him over there, those kids (did).
  8. Ai kolim gardawalng, mi.
    Ai
    1sg
    kol-im
    call-tr
    gardawalng,
    egg
    mi.
    1sg
    I call it (egg) gardawalng, me.
  9. "Wal ai gin trai." Imin lagijat la olabat.
    "Wal
    well
    ai
    1sg
    gin
    can
    trai."
    try
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    lagijat
    like.that
    la
    loc
    olabat.
    3pl
    "Well, I'll try," he said to them.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  10. Imin rakamen la olabat en puta ngalarr la olabat.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    rakamen
    argue
    la
    loc
    olabat
    3pl
    en
    and
    puta
    put
    ngalarr
    policeman
    la
    loc
    olabat.
    3pl
    He argued with them and put the police on their tracks.