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Value Obligatory pronoun words
Language:
Berbice Dutch
Parameter:
Expression of pronominal subjects
References
Kouwenberg 1994
: 178-181
Examples
da fi bital
da
cop
fi
for
bital
pay
(It) is to pay.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 131
ori mjato ʃi selfu
ori
3sg
mja-tɛ
make-
pfv
o
3sg
ʃi
3sg
.
poss
selfu
self
He made it himself.
See
Kouwenberg 1994
: 172
potɛtɛ nau, timi kori ababaka
potɛ-tɛ
old-
pfv
nau,
now
timi
be.able
kori
work
ababa
anymore
ka
neg
(He) has gotten old, cannot work anymore.
See
Kouwenberg 2007
: 30
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