Datapoint Nigerian Pidgin/Expletive subject of existential verb

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. When the verb ge̱t ‘have’ is preceded by an expletive subject, it has an existential meaning.

Values

An expletive subject is used

Example 17-98:
Ì ge̱t wo̱n nyam.
Ì
3sg.sbj.expl
ge̱t
have
wo̱n
one
nyam.
yam
There is one yam.

Source: Faraclas 1996: 53

Confidence:
Very certain