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Cameroon Pidgin English
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Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun
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Example 18-7:
Pikin dem di pley futbol fo stad.
Pikin
child
dem
pl
di
ipfv
pley
play
futbol
football
fo
for
stad.
stadium
The children are playing football at the stadium.
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 444
Example 18-26:
Wich taym dem de go?
Witch
which
taim
time
dem
3pl
.
sbj
di
ipfv
go?
go
When are they going?
Source:
Bellama et al. 1983
: 9
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun
Source:
Todd 1991
: 10
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