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Reduced tone system
Example 16-178:
if jù go si mà haus, ju jɔ̀sɛf jù gò sɔri
if
if
jù
2sg
.
sbj
go
go
si
see
mà
1sg
.
poss
haus,
house
ju
2sg
.
sbj
jɔ̀sɛf
2sg
.
refl
jù
2sg
.
sbj
gò
fut
sɔri
be.sorry
If you go and see my house, even you will be sorry.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 221
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Tone
Source:
Huber 1999
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