Value Three-way contrast

Language:
Vincentian Creole
Parameter:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
References
Prescod 2004: 150

Examples

  1. I ga plenti piiplo ina dis hous ya.
    I
    3sg.n
    ga
    get
    plenti
    plenty
    piiplo
    people
    in-a
    in-pcl
    dis
    dem
    hous
    house
    ya.
    here
    There are many people in this house.
  2. Dem pikni de bin a fait wan anuhda.
    Dem
    dem
    pikni
    child
    de
    there
    bin
    pst
    a
    prog
    fait
    fight
    wan
    one
    anuhda.
    another
    Those children were fighting against each other.

    See Prescod 2004: 92

  3. dis pat ya
    dis
    dem
    pat
    pot
    ya
    here
    this pot

    See Prescod 2004: 150

  4. da pat de
    da
    dem
    pat
    pot
    de
    there
    that pot

    See Prescod 2004: 150

  5. da pat yaanda
    da
    dem
    pat
    pot
    yaanda
    yonder
    that pot far away

    See Prescod 2004: 150