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Pronoun conjunction
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Singular pronoun overtly conjoined with other conjunct Frequency: 50.0%
Example 23-45:
mi wetem man blong Rini mitufala i stap kam
mi
1sg
wetem
with
man
man
blong
of
Rini
Rini
mitufala
1du
i
agr
stap
prog
kam
come
Rini's husband and I were coming.
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Certain
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Inclusory pronoun plus marker plus subset NP Frequency: 50.0%
Example 23-44:
afta hem i talem long mi wetem Charlie – mitufala wetem Charlie i wok – se "bae mi go ple"
afta
after
hem
3sg
i
agr
talem
tell
long
all
mi
1sg
wetem
with
Charlie
Charlie
–
–
mitufala
1du
wetem
with
Charlie
Charlie
i
agr
wok
work
–
–
se
say
"bae
irr
mi
1sg
go
go
ple"
play
So he said to me and Charlie – Charlie and I were at work – (he) said "I'm going to play (the slots)".
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Language:
Bislama
Feature:
Pronoun conjunction
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
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