Value Differentiation

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun

Examples

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. 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?!
  4. 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

  5. Mindubala go ngarra la thatlat biginini weya alabat ani kambek burrum Dupuma.
    Mindubala
    1du.excl
    go
    go
    ngarra
    look.for
    la
    loc
    that-lat
    dem-pl
    biginini
    child
    weya
    subord
    alabat
    3pl
    ani
    pot
    kam-bek
    come-back
    burrum
    from
    Dupuma.
    Dhupuma
    We're going to look for the children who will come back from Dhupuma (College). OR: We're going to look for the children who are coming back from Dhupuma (College).

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 57

  6. Jed olgamen bin luk ebriweya bat im nomo bin faindim olabat.
    Jed
    dem
    olgamen
    woman
    bin
    pst
    luk
    look
    ebriweya
    everywhere
    bat
    but
    im
    3sg
    nomo
    neg
    bin
    pst
    faind-im
    find-tr
    olabat.
    3pl
    The woman looked everywhere but couldn’t find them.

    See Bennett 1986: 5