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Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
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In 3rd person singular only
Example 8-16:
Im a di liida.
Im
3sg
a
cop
di
det
liida.
leader
He is the leader.
Example 8-17:
Shi a di liida.
Shi
3sg
.
f
a
cop
di
det
liida.
leader
She is the leader.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican (Jamaican Mesolect)
Feature:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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