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Indefinite pronouns
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Generic-noun-based indefinites Frequency: 70.0%
Example 22-42:
Yupla kisim wanpela meri tu na yupela go?
yupla
2pl
kisim
get
wan-pela
one-
mod
meri
girl
tu
also
na
and
yupela
2pl
go?
go
Did you take a girl with you?
Source:
nd
: Morobe F13
Example 22-43:
sampela man
sampela
some
man
person
somebody, someone
Confidence:
Certain
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Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something Frequency: 30.0%
Example 22-166:
Em save
olsem
samting rong long aus nau.
Em
3sg
save
know
olsem
comp
samting
thing
rong
wrong
long
prep
aus
house
nau.
now
She knew there was something wrong at home.
Source:
nd
: EHP F12
Confidence:
Unspecified
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Language:
Tok Pisin
Feature:
Indefinite pronouns
Source:
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