Value Obligatory pronoun words

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Expression of pronominal subjects

Examples

  1. Im no bin ladim enibodi tatjim dat faiya bla im en imin oldei nesimbat tu dat faiya.
    Im
    3sg
    no
    neg
    bin
    pst
    lad-im
    let-tr
    enibodi
    anybody
    tatj-im
    touch-tr
    dat
    dem
    faiya
    fire
    bla
    dat/poss
    im
    3sg
    en
    and
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    oldei
    always
    nes-im-bat
    nurse-tr-prog
    tu
    too
    dat
    dem
    faiya.
    fire
    He wouldn't let anybody touch his fire. He always kept it with him.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  2. Ai bin ranbek garra biliken en ai bin bilimap olda eig.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    ran-bek
    run-back
    garra
    com/ins
    biliken
    billycan
    en
    and
    ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    bil-im-ap
    fill-tr-up
    olda
    pl
    eig.
    egg
    I ran back with the billycan and I filled it up with the eggs.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  3. Im getin la hol en i jatimap mijelb.
    Im
    3sg
    getin
    get.in
    la
    loc
    hol
    hole
    en
    and
    i
    3sg
    jat-im-ap
    shut-tr-up
    mijelb.
    refl
    It gets into the hole and buries itself. (Referring to a goanna, a large reptile highly sought after for meat).
  4. En ai maitbi digimba::t, aim fraiten yuno en ai kan pulem la leg en kilem.
    En
    and
    ai
    1sg
    maitbi
    maybe
    dig-im-bat,
    dig-tr-prog
    aim
    1sg:be.prs
    fraiten
    frightened
    yuno
    you.know
    en
    and
    ai
    1sg
    kan
    can.neg
    pul-em
    pull-tr
    la
    loc
    leg
    leg
    en
    and
    kil-em.
    kill-tr
    And I may be digging, I’m frightened and can’t pull it by the leg and kill it (a goanna).
  5. Imin kamap en imin lagijat en imin askim mi na [...].
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    kamap
    come
    en
    and
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    lagijat
    like.that
    en
    and
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    ask-im
    ask-tr
    mi
    1sg
    na
    now
    [...].
    [...]
    He came and went like that and asked me [...].

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65