Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions

When used as an expletive subject, the third person singular dependent subject pronoun is always used in its shortened form ì rather than in its full form ìm.

Values

An expletive subject is used

Example 17-97:
Ì bí làyk se wì do̱n taya.
Ì
3sg.sbj.expl
bí
be
làyk
like
se
comp
wì
1pl.sbj
do̱n
compl
taya.
be.tired
It seems that we have become tired.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 53-54

Confidence:
Very certain