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Nominal and verbal conjunction
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Identity, overtly expressed
Example 5-119:
an di - leedii ton bak
an
sok i
an
and
di
the
-
leedii
lady
ton
turn
bak
back
an
and
sok
suck
i
him
And the lady in retaliation, sucked his blood. OR: The lady turned back and sucked him (his blood).
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 161, line 529
Example 5-120:
mii
an
Sita gu skuul tugeda
mii
1sg
an
and
Sita
Sita
gu
go
skuul
school
tugeda
together
Sita and I were in school together.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Source:
Rickford 1987
: 161, line 529
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