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Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns
Inclusives are also used metaphorically and as politeness strategy.
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Inclusive and exclusive differentiated
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
Example 23-31:
grup blong mifala oli mas karem mi
grup
group
blong
poss
mifala
1pl
.
excl
oli
agr
mas
must
karem
carry/bring
mi
1sg
My group had to carry me.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Inclusive/exclusive distinction in independent personal pronouns
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
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