Value Three-way contrast

Language:
Cavite Chabacano
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives

Examples

  1. Dale tu con migo ese libro.
    Dale
    give
    tu
    2sg
    conmigo
    obj.1sg
    ese
    that
    libro.
    book.
    Give me that book.

    See Escalante 2005: 49

  2. Esti libro ya prepara para insiña Chavacano para pudi platica y sabi el lenguaje del Caviteño.
    Esti
    this
    libro
    book
    ya
    pfv
    prepara
    prepare
    para
    for
    insiña
    teach
    Chavacano
    Chabacano
    para
    for
    pudi
    can
    platica
    speak
    y
    and
    sabi
    know
    el
    def
    lenguaje
    language
    del
    of
    Caviteño.
    Caviteño
    This book was prepared to teach Chabacano for speaking and knowing the language of the Caviteños.

    See Bersabe n.d.: 1

  3. Aquel gallo que ta mira tu alla ya pirdi mucho pluma na sabong.
    Aquel
    that
    gallo
    cock
    que
    that
    ta
    ipfv
    mira
    see
    tu
    2sg
    alla
    there
    ya
    pfv
    pirdi
    loose
    mucho
    many
    pluma
    feather
    na
    loc
    sabong.
    cockfight
    That cock you see over there lost many feathers in the fight.