Datapoint Ghanaian Pidgin English/Nominal and verbal conjunction

The conjunction is realized as either εn(d) (< and) or εn dεn (< and then), both used with about equal frequency.

Values

Identity, overtly expressed

Example 16-98:
dɛ waif ɛn dɛ mɔda dè de insaid rum ɛn dɛ smɔ smɔ pikin dè de
art
waif
wife
ɛn
and
art
mɔda
mother
3pl
de
cop
insaid
inside
rum
room
ɛn
and
art
smɔ~smɔ
small~small
pikin
child
3pl
de
cop
The wife and the mother stay in the room and the small children stay (in the room).
Example 16-99:
so kɔnfjuʃɛn kam bitwin dɛ dagɔmba ɛen dɛn dɛ kɔŋkɔmba pipu
so
so
kɔnfjuʃɛn
confusion
kam
come
bitwin
between
art
dagɔmba
Dagomba
ɛen
and
dɛn
then
art
kɔŋkɔmba
Konkomba
pipu
people
So discord arose between the Dagombas and the Konkombas.
Example 16-100:
ì tɛl às mek wì mek wan maf ɛn dɛn klin nima
ì
3sg
tɛl
tell
às
1pl.obl
Ø
Ø
mek
caus/imp
1pl
mek
make
wan
one
maf
mouth
ɛn
and
dɛn
then
klin
clean
nima
Nima
He told us to act in unison and clean Nima.
Confidence:
Very certain