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Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
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Example 47-61:
Esei
kièr men ku ta dura dos siman promé ku mi haya bo karta.
Es(un)-ei
one-
dem
.
nprox
kièr
want
men
mean
ku
comp
ta
tns
dura
last
dos
two
siman
week
promé
before
ku
comp
mi
1sg
haya
receive
bo
2sg
karta.
letter
That means that it takes two weeks before I get your letter.
Source:
Kouwenberg nd
Example 47-62:
[...]
esnan
ku ta siña spañó
[...]
[...]
es(un)
one
nan
pl
ku
comp
ta
tns
siña
learn
spañó
Spanish
[...] those who are learning Spanish.
Source:
Maduro 1971
: 17
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Papiamentu
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Language:
Papiamentu
Feature:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Source:
Birmingham 1970
: 59
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