Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives

Values

Same forms

Example 12-65:
A dea- a deacon is - something - be n- next to the - be to the pastor. You counsel people. You tell people 'bout Jesus Christ. Anything what you see wrong, you tell 'em, Don't do that, that is wrong! Do the thing what is right!
[...]
[...]
Don't
neg.imp
do
do
that,
dem
that
dem
is
3sg.cop
wrong!
wrong
[...] Don’t do that, that is wrong!
Example 12-66:
After three months time we get home, and we come to Nassau and bring that sponge.
[...]
[...]
and
and
bring
bring[hab.pst]
that
dem
sponge.
sponge
[...] and we brought home that sponge.
Example 12-68:
They had a Coronation Day, them days used to had Coronation Day, you know?
[...]
[...]
them
dem
day-s
day-pl
used
hab.pst
to
hab.pst
[...]
[...]
[...] in those days they used to [have Coronation Day...].
Confidence:
Certain