Value Overlap

Language:
Reunion Creole
Parameter:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
References
Chaudenson 1974: 378-9

Examples

  1. Le papa ek le maman lé trakasé.
    Lë
    def
    papa
    father
    ek
    with
    lë
    def
    maman
    mother
    le
    cop.prs
    trakase.
    worried
    The father and the mother are worried.
    French: Le papa et la maman sont inquiets.

    See Barat et al. 1977: 78

  2. Zan Pyer é Zan René
    Zan-Pyer
    Jean-Pierre
    e
    and
    Zan-Rene
    Jean-René
    Jean-Pierre and Jean-René
    French: Jean-Pierre et Jean-René

    See Barat et al. 1977: 15

  3. Ma lanp la etin é la ralumé [...].
    Ma
    poss.1sg
    lanp
    lamp
    la
    prf
    eten
    go.out
    e
    and
    la
    prf
    ralume
    light.up
    [...].
    [...]
    My lamp went out and lighted up again [...].
    French: Ma lampe s'est éteinte et s'est rallumée [...].

    See Cellier 1982: 65

  4. La fam i ariv, pran lalé, kas son banann.
    La
    def
    fam
    woman
    i
    fin
    ariv,
    arrive
    pran
    take
    lale,
    pathway
    kas
    pick
    son
    poss.3sg
    banann.
    banana
    The wife arrives, takes the pathway and picks her bananas.
    French: La femme arrive, prend l'allée, cueille ses bananes.

    See Barat et al. 1977: 14