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Singular pronoun overtly conjoined with other conjunct
Example 31-51:
Mi ku Maria ta da dretu ku kunpanheru.
Mi
me
ku
and
Maria
Maria
ta
asp
da
give
dretu
well
ku
with
kunpanheru.
each.other
Me and Maria get along well with each other.
Source:
nd
Example 31-52:
N ka ten ningen na Merka pa da-m, nen
mai ku pai
, dja more tudu.
N
I
ka
neg
ten
have
ningen
no.one
na
in
Merka
America
pa
to
da-m,
give-me
nen
nor
mai
mother
ku
and
pai,
father
dja
compl
more
die
tudu.
all
I have no one in America to give me anything, neither mother nor father, they are all dead.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Pronoun conjunction
Source:
nd
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