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Datapoint Nicaraguan Creole English/Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases

Example 11-180:: Di trobl iz dat di mama dem sei dei kaant pei di skuul fiiz.
Di
art.def
trobl
trouble
iz
cop.prs
dat
comp
di
art.def
mama
mother
dem
pl
sei
say
dei
3pl
kaant
can.neg
pei
pay
di
art.def
skuul
school
fii-z.
fee-pl
The trouble is that the mothers say they can’t pay the school fees.

Source: nd
Example 11-181:: Den deer chilren kom an laan deer chilren.
Den
then
deer
3pl.poss
chilren
child.pl
kom
come
an
and
laan
learn
deer
3pl.poss
chilren.
child.pl
Then their children come and teach their own children.

Source: nd
Example 11-182:: Mista Jak neva luus iin notn.
Mista
Mister
Jak
Jack
neva
neg.pst
luus
lose
iin
in
notn.
nothing
Mister Jack never lost in anything.

Source: nd