Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Comitatives and instrumentals

Long is used to indicate comitative or conjunction; with is used for the comitative sense in English sources. Clear cases of instrumental 'with' and of instrumental serial constructions are lacking.

Values

Differentiation

Example 20-59:
希郎温毡地文託其
He long one gentleman talkee.
He
3sg
long
com
one
art.indf
gentleman
gentleman
talkee.
talk
He is talking with a gentleman.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.39

Example 20-96:
Yes, sir. You have got make some pigeon with me?
Yes,
yes
sir.
sir
You
2sg
have
have
got
got
make
make
some
some
pigeon
pigeon
with
com
me?
me
Yes, sir. Have you got any business to do with me?

Source: Ruschenberger 1838: 2223

Confidence:
Certain