Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online

Value Differentiation

Language:

Pidgin Hindustani

Parameter:

'Hear' and 'smell'

Examples

1. U suŋo.

   U

   3sg

   suŋo.

   smell

   It (the dog) smelled it (a pig).
2. Kali ham suno cilao cilao.

   Kali

   only

   ham

   1sg

   suno

   hear

   cilao

   cry.out

   cilao.

   cry.out

   I just heard it crying out.