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Indefinite pronouns
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Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something
Example 18-33:
A bin si
sombodi.
A
1sg
.
sbj
bin
pst
si
see
sombodi.
somebody
I saw somebody.
Source:
nd
Example 18-34:
Somtin(g)
bin happen.
Somtin(g)
something
bin
pst
happen.
happen
Something happened.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Indefinite pronouns
Source:
Escure n.d.
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