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Indefinite pronouns
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Generic-noun-based indefinites Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-36:
wan badii vs. sombadi
wan
indf
.
art
badii
body
vs.
vs.
sombadi
somebody
a person/someone, somebody
Example 5-37:
wan ting vs. somting
wan
indf
.
art
ting
thing
vs.
vs.
somting
something
a thing/something, something
Confidence:
Very certain
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Old generic-noun-based indefinites continuing somebody/something Frequency: 50.0%
Example 5-36:
wan badii vs. sombadi
wan
indf
.
art
badii
body
vs.
vs.
sombadi
somebody
a person/someone, somebody
Example 5-37:
wan ting vs. somting
wan
indf
.
art
ting
thing
vs.
vs.
somting
something
a thing/something, something
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Indefinite pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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