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Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
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Example 23-23:
hem
i katkatem smolsmol kabis blong hem
hem
3sg
i
agr
kat~kat-em
cut~cut-
tr
smol~smol
small~small
kabis
cabbage
blong
poss
hem
3sg
She cut up her cabbage very fine(ly).
Source:
Meyerhoff 2003
: 236
Example 23-24:
hem
i no save se woman blong hem i bon finis
hem
3sg
i
agr
no
neg
save
know
se
comp
woman
woman
blong
poss
hem
3sg
i
agr
bon
burn
finis
compl
He didn't know that his wife had (by that time) already been burnt.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Example 23-25:
sapos haos kapa blong yumi i muv [...] kijin blong hem i kam long saed
sapos
if
haos
house
kapa
copper
blong
poss
yumi
1pl
.
incl
i
agr
muv
move
[...]
[...]
kijin
kitchen
blong
poss
hem
3sg
i
agr
kam
come
long
loc
saed
side
If our house with the iron roof moves (down here) [...] its kitchen (could) come on the side.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
Source:
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