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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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Dependent subject and object forms
Example 15-21:
a/mi, yu/yu, i/am, wi/wi, una~unu/una~unu, dɛn/dɛm
a/mi,
1sg
.
sbj
/
obj
yu/yu,
2sg
.
sbj
/
obj
i/am,
3sg
.
sbj
/
obj
wi/wi,
1pl
.
sbj
/
obj
una~unu/una~unu,
2pl
.
sbj
/
obj
dɛn/dɛm
3pl
.
sbj
/
obj
I/me, you (SG)/you (SG), he, she, it/him, her, it, we/us, you (PL)/you (PL), they/them
Example 15-26:
a
, yu,
i
, wi, una, dɛ̃; mi, yu,
am,
wi, una, dɛm
a,
1sg
.
sbj
yu,
2sg
.
sbj
i,
3sg
.
sbj
wi,
1pl
.
sbj
una,
2pl
.
sbj
dɛ̃;
3pl
.
sbj
mi,
1sg
.
obj
yu,
2sg
.
obj
am,
3sg
.
obj
wi,
1pl
.
obj
una,
2pl
.
obj
dɛm
3pl
.
obj
I, you (SG), he/she/it, we, you (PL), they; me, you (SG, OBJ), him/her/it, us, you (PL, OBJ), them
Example 15-27:
uda do dat? – mi
uda
who
do
do
dat?
that
–
–
mi
me
Who did that? – I.
Example 15-28:
mi ɛn ʤɔn
mi
me
ɛn
and
ʤɔn
John
I and John
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Language:
Krio
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
Own knowledge
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