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Only interrogative intonation
Example 12-257:
See this screen - this screen here? They could easy come in - you see how that is? They could easy come in.
See
see
this
dem
screen
screen
-
this
dem
screen
screen
here?
here
[...]
[...]
you
2sg
.
sbj
see
see
how
how
that
that
is?
cop
[You] see this screen here? [They (i.e. the mosquitoes) could come in easily -] you see how that is?
Example 12-258:
But you ain't feel when you get bite? [Yeah. You don't see them before.] You feel when you get bite.
[...]
[...]
you
2sg
.
sbj
ain't
neg
feel
feel
when
when
you
you
get
get
bite?
bite
[But] you didn’t feel it when you got stung (by the jellyfish)? [...] [You (usually) feel it when you get stung.]
Example 12-259:
You know somebody live down the corner?
You
2sg
.
sbj
know
know
somebody
indf
live
live
down
down
the
art
corner?
corner
You know someone who lives on the corner?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bahamian Creole
by
Stephanie Hackert
cite
Language:
Bahamian Creole
Feature:
Polar questions
Source:
Own knowledge
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