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Distance contrasts in demonstratives
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Example 32-46:
Vint y tres d'
es
mes [...].
Vint
twenty
y
and
tres
three
de
of
es
prox
.
sg
mes
month
[...].
[...]
On the twenty-third of this month [...].
Portuguese:
No dia vinte e três deste mês [...].
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Example 32-47:
Y
kel
altura asin, bosê tinha fidj?
Y
and
kel
dist
altura
time
asin,
like
bosê
2sg
.
pol
tinha
have.
pst
fidj?
child
And at that time, did you have children?
Portuguese:
E naquela altura, o senhor tinha filhos?
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
by
Dominika Swolkien
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Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of São Vicente
Feature:
Distance contrasts in demonstratives
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012
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