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Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
The conjunction can sometimes be omitted.
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Example 26-26:
mi æn papa
mi
1sg
æn
and
papa
Papa
I and Papa
Example 26-4:
da wahinɛ no go wid him
da
art
wahinɛ
woman
no
neg
go
go
wid
with
him
3sg
The woman didn't/doesn't go with him.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 179
Example 26-86:
mi kapo o ɾa bɹaɾaz wi go ap baɪ ɾa waɾə˞ tæŋ
mi
1sg
.
obl
kapo
couple
o
of
ɾa
art
bɹaɾaz
brothers
wi
1pl
go
go
ap
up
baɪ
by
ɾa
art
waɾə˞
water
tæŋ
tank
Me and a couple of the guys, we go up to the water tank.
Source:
Velupillai 2003
: 116
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
by
Viveka Velupillai
cite
Language:
Hawai‘i Creole
Feature:
Noun phrase conjunction and comitative
Source:
Own fieldwork recording
Velupillai 2003
: 179, 116
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