Datapoint Kriol/Special dependent person forms for subject and object

A difference between dependent and independent pronoun is not made throughout the whole pronominal paradigm but it is made for the first person singular subject (ai vs. mi). In the 3rd person plural, olabat is used as independent and dependent pronoun while thei ~ dei is restricted to dependent function.

Values

Only dependent subject forms

Example 25-101:
Imin lagijat la mi en a - mindubala bin agamen na.
Im=in
3sg=pst
lagijat
like.that
la
loc
mi
1sg
en
and
a
[false_start]
-
-
mindubala
1du.excl
bin
pst
agamen
argue
na.
now
He went like that (i.e. said that) to me – we two had an argument then.

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

Example 25-112:
Maitbi im na im gin album wi.
Maitbi
maybe
im
3sg
na
now/foc
im
3sg
gin
can
alb-um
help-tr
wi.
1pl
Maybe he, he can help us. OR: Maybe he's the one who can help us.

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

Example 25-113:
Dei bin jingginabat dislot olmenolmenwan.
Dei
3pl
bin
pst
jingg-in-abat
think-prog2-about
dis-lot
prox-pl
olmen~olmen-wan.
red.men-adj
They were thinking about it, these old men.

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

Example 25-114:
Maitbi yu na kingfishamen yu gin album mibala.
Maitbi
maybe
yu
2sg
na
now/foc
kingfisha-men
kingfisher-man
yu
2sg
gin
can
alb-um
help-tr
mibala.
1pl.excl
Maybe you, kingfisher man, you can help us.

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

Example 25-115:
That lilbit ai bin hit yu, ai wana hit yu brabli na meik yu krai.
That
dem
lilbit
a_little
ai
1sg
bin
pst
hit
hit
yu,
2sg
ai
1sg
wana
pot
hit
hit
yu
2sg
brabli
properly
na
now
meik
make
yu
2sg
krai.
cry
That (was only that) I hit you a little, I will hit you properly now and make you cry.
Example 25-116:
Thet olgamanolgaman olabat jingat na "[...]".
Thet
dem
olgaman~olgaman
red.older.woman
olabat
3pl
jing-at
sing-out
na
now
"[...]".
[...]
Those women, they call out now: "[...]"
Example 25-117:
Thei bin beltim im tharrei, thetlot kid.
Thei
3pl
bin
pst
belt-im
hit-tr
im
3sg
tharrei,
there
thet-lot
dem-pl
kid.
child
They hit him over there, those kids (did).
Example 25-118:
Ai kolim gardawalng, mi.
Ai
1sg
kol-im
call-tr
gardawalng,
egg
mi.
1sg
I call it (egg) gardawalng, me.
Example 25-119:
"Wal ai gin trai." Imin lagijat la olabat.
"Wal
well
ai
1sg
gin
can
trai."
try
Im=in
3sg=pst
lagijat
like.that
la
loc
olabat.
3pl
"Well, I'll try," he said to them.

Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

Example 25-120:
Imin rakamen la olabat en puta ngalarr la olabat.
Im=in
3sg=pst
rakamen
argue
la
loc
olabat
3pl
en
and
puta
put
ngalarr
policeman
la
loc
olabat.
3pl
He argued with them and put the police on their tracks.
Confidence:
Certain