Datapoint Reunion Creole/Expletive subject in ‘seem’ constructions

The marker i in Reunion Creole is considered to be either an "indice verbal" (Cellier 1985: 84) or a present marker (Chaudenson 1974: 340).

Values

An expletive subject is not used

Example 54-133:
i pare
i
fin
pare
seem
it seems
French: il paraît
Example 54-134:
I resanb zot lé plin de pou dan la tet.
I
fin
resanm
seem
zot
3pl
le
cop.prs
plen
full
dë
of
pou
louse
dan
in
la
def
tet.
head
It seems that their heads are full of lice.
French: Il semble que leurs têtes sont pleines de poux.

Source: Barat et al. 1977: 80

Confidence:
Certain