Datapoint Palenquero/Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives
When the referent is +human, gender agreement does occur occasionally, and among speakers of all ages. However, younger Palenqueros, and especially the most recent generation, appear to make gender agreement in cases like this one with a greater frequency.See Example 72 for a case where gender is marked on the adjective.
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Only few adjectives agree with the noun
- Example 48-5:
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muhé guapomuhéwomanguapoprettypretty womanSpanish: mujer guapa
- Example 48-33:
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¿Bo a komblá aggú kusa?¿Boyou.sgapstkomblábuyaggúsomekusa?thingDid you buy something?Spanish: Vos/usted has/ha comprado algo (lit. alguna cosa)?
- Example 48-69:
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Ese nata é susio.Esethisnatacreamébesusio.dirtyThis cream is dirty.Spanish: Esa nata está sucia.
Source: de Friedemann and Patiño Rosselli 1983: 140
- Example 48-70:
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Eso é kusa bueno.Esothisébekusathingbueno.goodThis is a good thing.Spanish: Eso es una buena cosa.
Source: Schwegler and Green 2007: 294
- Example 48-71:
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Lengua afrikano ané kola má nu.LengualanguageafrikanoAfricananétheykolaremembermáany.morenu.negThey don't remember an African language any more. OR: They don't remember African languages any more.Spanish: (Ellos) (ya) no se acuerdan de una lengua africana.
Source: de Friedemann and Patiño Rosselli 1983: 139
- Example 48-72:
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¡Ese muhé é guapa rimá!¡Esethismuhéwomanébeguapapretty.frimá!veryThis woman is very pretty!Spanish: ¡Esta mujer es muy guapa!
- Confidence:
- Very certain