Value Different forms

Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Parameter:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
References
Velupillai 2003: 23

Examples

  1. aɪ stɛ tiŋkiŋ ɔv dæt wan
    aɪ
    1sg
    stɛ
    ipfv
    tiŋk-iŋ
    think-prog
    ɔv
    of
    dæt
    dem
    wan
    one
    I'll be thinking of that one. OR: I'm thinking of that one.

    See Velupillai 2003: 23

  2. aɪ stio stɛ tiŋkiŋ ɔv dæd kwɛʃʧɛn
    aɪ
    1sg
    stio
    still
    stɛ
    ipfv
    tiŋk-iŋ
    think-prog
    ɔv
    of
    dæd
    dem
    kwɛʃʧɛn
    question
    I'm still thinking of that question.
  3. ma aŋko waz ɹaɪd ɔntɔp hiʒ bæk swimin wid diʃ ʃak
    ma
    1sg.poss
    aŋko
    uncle
    waz
    was
    raɪd
    right
    ɔntɔp
    on.top
    hiʒ
    3sg.poss
    bæk
    back
    swim-in
    swim-prog
    wid
    with
    diʃ
    dem
    ʃak
    shark
    My uncle was right on top of its back, swimming with this shark.

    See Velupillai 2003: 166