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Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
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Example 53-180:
Compair Lapin avé compair Bouki te tou lé dé oùlé mayé.
Compair
Brother
Lapin
Rabbit
avé
with
compair
brother
Bouki
Bouki
te
pst
tou
all
lé
def
.
art
dé
two
oùlé
want
mayé.
marry
Brother Rabbit and Brother Bouki both wanted to get married.
French:
Compère Lapin et Compère Bouki voulaient tous deux se marier.
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 344
Example 53-270:
Compair Lapin vini
avé
so baqué.
Compair
Brother
Lapin
Rabbit
vini
come
avé
with
so
3sg
.
poss
baqué.
bucket
Brother Rabbit came with his bucket.
Source:
Neumann-Holzschuh (eds.) 1987
: 29
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Louisiana Creole
by
Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh
and
Thomas A. Klingler
cite
Language:
Louisiana Creole (old texts)
Feature:
Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
Source:
Neumann 1985
: 344
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