Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives

As in English, the demonstratives dis ‘this/these’ and dat ‘that/those’ can be used both adnominally and pronominally, but in the latter case, the high toned compounds diswo̱n and datwo̱n are sometimes used.

Values

Different forms

Example 17-50:
dis pìkín vs. dat pìkín
dis
dem.prox
pìkín
child
vs.
vs.
dat
dem.dist
pìkín
child
this/these child(ren) vs. that/those child(ren)

Source: Faraclas 1996: 70

Example 17-52:
Mà pìkín bì dat.
Mà
my
pìkín
child
bì
cop
dat.
dem.dist
That is my child. OR: My child is that one.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 97

Example 17-53:
Mà pìkín bì datwo̱n.
Mà
my
pìkín
child
bì
cop
datwo̱n.
dem.dist.nmlz
That is my child. OR: My child is that one.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 97

Confidence:
Very certain