Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online

Value Same forms

Language:

Vincentian Creole

Parameter:

Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives

References

Oliver 1986: N/A

Examples

1. Dis ya miit haad fo boil.

   Dis

   dem

   ya

   here

   miit

   meat

   haad

   hard

   fo

   for

   boil.

   boil

   This meat is hard to boil. OR: Life’s hard.

   See Oliver 1986

2. Dis ya a fomi oon.

   Dis

   dem

   ya

   here

   a

   cop

   fo-mi

   for-1sg

   oon.

   own

   This is mine. OR: This one is mine.

   See Prescod 2004: 90