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Cavite Chabacano
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Examples
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
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
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.
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