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Nominal and verbal conjunction
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Identity, overtly expressed
Example 18-31:
Mi
an
Mary go fo maket.
Mi
1sg
.
sbj
an
and
Mary
Mary
go
go
fo
for
maket.
market
Mary and I went to the market.
Example 18-32:
Mi
an
ma sista get wan kain klos.
Mi
1sg
.
sbj
an
and
ma
1sg
.
poss
sista
sister
get
get
wan
one
kain
kind
klos.
cloth
My sister and I have the same kind of dress.
Source:
Ayafor 2008
: 431
Example 18-104:
Mary di rid buk
an
john di kuk.
Mary
Mary
di
ipfv
rid
read
buk
book
an
and
john
John
di
ipfv
kuk.
cook
Mary is reading a book and John is cooking.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
Feature:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Source:
Escure n.d.
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