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Special dependent person forms for subject and object
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Example 26-14:
ʃi wɛn ɹaɪʔ wan buk
ʃi
3sg
.
f
wɛn
pst
.
pfv
ɹaɪʔ
write
wan
art
buk
book
She wrote a book.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 76
Example 26-19:
aɪ lav dɔgs
aɪ
1sg
lav
love
dɔg-s
dog-
pl
I love dogs.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 119
Example 26-20:
sɔ ju ʧip dat pɔʃin af
sɔ
so
ju
2sg
ʧip
chip
dat
dem
pɔʃin
portion
af
off
So you chip that portion off.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 57
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Special dependent person forms for subject and object
Source:
Velupillai 2003
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