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Value Two-way contrast
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
nd
;
nd
Examples
Kel rapas la e ladron, e malandru.
Kel
the
rapas
man
la
there
e
is
ladron,
thief
e
is
malandru.
dishonest
That man is a thief, he is dishonest.
See
nd
Dja kel vida li e un bokadu duru.
Dja
compl
kel
the
vida
life
li
here
e
is
un
a
bokadu
little
duru.
difficult
This life is a little difficult.
See
nd
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