Value Two-way contrast

Language:
Negerhollands
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Josselin de Jong 1926: 19, 30, 60, 75

Examples

  1. Ekeren fa roto sa mata di dungku da.
    Ekeren
    each
    fa
    of
    roto
    rat
    sa
    fut
    mata
    kill
    di
    det
    dungku
    night
    da.
    there
    Every rat would be killed that night.

    See Josselin de Jong 1926: 30

  2. Ju lō hi a di shi, mi sa lō a di andə shi.
    Ju
    2sg
    lō
    go
    hi
    here
    a
    loc
    di
    det
    shi,
    side
    mi
    1sg
    sa
    will
    lō
    go
    a
    loc
    di
    det
    andə
    other
    shi.
    side
    You will go to this side (take this path), and I will go to the other side (take the other path).

    See Josselin de Jong 1926: 19