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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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Example 22-3:
Em bai inap wokim haus.
Em
3sg
bai
fut
inap
abil
wokim
make
haus.
house
He'll be able to build a house.
Example 22-12:
Planti taim mi bin stap long ples.
Planti
many
taim
time
mi
1sg
bin
pst
stap
stay
long
at
ples.
village
I often stayed in the village.
Source:
nd
: Vunak11\JosephB\enb\m20\islan
Example 22-35:
Husat i stap? Mi.
Husat
who
i
pm
stap?
stay
Mi.
1sg
Who's there? Me.
Example 22-36:
Husat i bin wokim? Em tasol.
Husat
who
i
pm
bin
pst
wok-im?
do-
tr
Em
3sg
tasol.
only
Who did it? He did.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
Own knowledge
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