Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Indefinite pronouns

Values

Generic-noun-based indefinites Frequency: 50.0%

Example 20-32:
深文基林謙
Some man killum him.
Some
some
man
man
killum
kill
him.
3sg
Someone killed him. OR: He has been murdered.

Source: Tong 1862: IV.72

Confidence:
Certain

Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something Frequency: 50.0%

Example 20-31:
挨灣治郎㕭拜深丁
I wantchee long you buy something.
I
1sg
wantchee
want
long
abl
you
2sg
buy
buy
something.
something
I want to buy something from you.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.1

Confidence:
Certain