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Datapoint Tok Pisin/Noun phrase conjunction and comitative

Wantaim 'with' is used for both comitative and Noun Phrase conjunction, whereas na 'and' is only used for Noun Phrase conjunction.

Example 22-124:: Yu mas go wantaim sista bilong mi.
Yu
2sg
mas
must
go
go
wantaim
with
sista
sister
bilong
poss
mi.
1sg
You must go with my sister.

Source: nd
Example 22-125:: Papa wantaim narapla tupla ankol i swim i go lo ailan.
Papa
father
wantaim
with
nara-pla
other-mod
tu-pla
two-mod
ankol
uncle
i
pm
swim
swim
i
pm
go
go
lo
prep
ailan.
island
Father and two other uncles swam to the island.

Source: nd: Stignat19\Gabby\ws\m17\momas\wsp
Example 22-126:: Wanpla taim mi, papa na sampla ol ankol, mipla - mipla bin go aut lo si [...].
Wanpla
one
taim
time
mi,
1sg
papa
father
na
and
sampla
some
ol
pl
ankol,
uncle
mipla
1pl.excl
-

mipla
1pl.excl
bin
pst
go
go
aut
out
lo
to
si
sea
[...].
[...]
One time me, father and some uncles we went out to sea [...].

Source: nd: Stignat19\Gabby\ws\m17\momas\wsp