Datapoint Creolese/Special dependent person forms for subject and object

Monosyllabic pronouns produce differentiation between independent and dependent personal pronouns. The independent monosyllabic ones have prominent prosody, and usually in addition either a long vowel or an /h/ in the onset to differentiate them from the dependent ones.

Values

Dependent subject and object forms

Example 5-28:
mii vs. mi, yuu vs. yu, hii vs. ii, am
mii
I.indp
vs.
vs.
mi,
me.dep
yuu
you.sg.indp
vs.
vs.
yu,
you.sg.dep
hii
he.indp/she.indp/it.indp
vs.
vs.
ii,
he.dep.sbj/she.dep.sbj/it.dep.sbj
am
him.dep.obj/her.dep.obj/it.dep.obj
I, you, he/him/she/her/it
Example 5-29:
awii; a(l)yu; dém vs. dèm
awii;
1pl
a(l)yu;
2pl
dém
3pl.indp
vs.
vs.
dèm
3pl.dep
we/us; you; they/them
Confidence:
Very certain