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Example 26-22:
haʊ æl go ji tiŋ hi gɛt ʧans?
haʊ
how
æl
Al
go
Gore
ji
2sg
tiŋ
think
hi
3sg
gɛt
poss
ʧans?
chance
How about Al Gore, you think he has a chance?
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 58
Example 26-23:
wɛ
da hɛo dæt ɹak keɪm fɹɔm?
wɛ
where
da
art
hɛo
hell
dæt
dem
ɹak
rock
keɪm
came
fɹɔm?
from
Where the hell did that rock come from?
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 102
Example 26-24:
hu
dæʔ?
hu
who
dæʔ?
dem
Who's that?
Example 26-25:
wɛn
wi stat?
wɛn
when
wi
1pl
stat?
start
When do we start?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Interrogative pronouns
Source:
Velupillai 2003
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