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Expression of pronominal subjects
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Obligatory pronoun words
Example 11-197:
Ai tink iin di Baibl sei him gat wan apatyuniti fa tu cheinj.
Ai
1sg
tink
think
iin
in
di
art
.
def
Baibl
Bible
sei
say
him
3sg
gat
get
wan
one
apatyuniti
opportunity
fa
for
tu
to
cheinj.
change
I think it says in the Bible that he/everyone has one opportunity to change.
Source:
nd
Example 11-198:
Ih diskorij dem.
Ih
3sg
.
n
diskorij
discourage
dem.
3pl
It discourages them.
Source:
nd
Example 11-199:
Iz piipl fram Bluufiilz.
Iz
cop
.
prs
piipl
people
fram
from
Bluufiilz.
Bluefields
It is/They are people from Bluefields.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Expression of pronominal subjects
Source:
Own knowledge
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