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Example 16-92:
wì dè dig àm
wit
pikaks
wit
ɛvritin
wit
ʃɔful
wì
1pl
dè
prog
dig
dig
àm
3sg
.
obj
wit
with
pikaks
pickaxe
wit
with
ɛvritin
everything
wit
with
ʃɔful
shovel
We were digging it (out) with pickaxes, with anything, with shovels.
Example 16-93:
jù gò si sɔmbɔdi wit ĩ waif
jù
2sg
gò
fut
si
see
sɔmbɔdi
somebody
wit
with
ĩ
3sg
.
poss
waif
wife
You will see somebody with his wife.
Source:
Huber 1999
: 202
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
by
Magnus Huber
cite
Language:
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Feature:
Comitatives and instrumentals
Source:
Own fieldwork
Huber 1999
: 238-239
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