Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Expression of pronominal subjects

Dependent subject pronouns are always used, except when the subject is specified by a full noun phrase or an emphatic subject pronoun, in which case they may optionally not occur.

Values

Obligatory pronoun words

Example 17-96:
Chidi (ìm) gò kawnt nyam.
Chidi
Chidi
(ìm)
(3sg.sbj)
gò
irr
kawnt
count
nyam.
yam
Chidi will count yams.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 58

Example 17-86:
Ìm no dè go tawn.
Ìm
3sg.sbj
no
neg
dè
ncompl
go
go
tawn.
town
S/he is not going to town.
Example 17-92:
À si-am.
À
1sg.sbj
si-am.
see-3sg.obj
I saw him/her.
Confidence:
Very certain