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Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
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Example 11-76:
dis
seilin ship
dis
dem
seilin
sailing
ship
ship
this sailing ship
Source:
nd
Example 11-77:
Wi wil fiks
dis
.
Wi
1pl
wil
fut
fiks
fix
dis.
dem
We will fix this.
Source:
nd
Example 11-78:
G. no eksersaiz dat pawa.
G.
G.
no
neg
eksersaiz
excercise
dat
dem
pawa.
power
G. doesn’t excercise that/her power.
Source:
nd
Example 11-79:
Horikien mash dat dong.
Horikien
hurricane
mash
mash
dat
dem
dong.
down
The hurricane mashed that down/destroyed it.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Source:
Own knowledge
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