Datapoint Seychelles Creole/Special dependent person forms for subject and object

Special dependent subject pronouns exist in 1sg and 3sg: mon (dependent) vs. mwan (independent), i (dependent) vs. li (independent). In object position only the independent pronouns can be used. In all other persons there is no difference between dependent and independent personal pronouns.

Values

Only dependent subject forms

Example 56-40:
Apre mon 'n tournen.
Apre
then
mon
1sg
'n
prf
tournen.
return
Then I returned.

Source: Michaelis 1994: 201

Example 56-41:
Mwan zanmen mon 'n reste dan zil plis ki en mwa.
Mwan
1sg.indp
zanmen
never
mon
1sg
'n
prf
reste
stay
dan
in
zil
island
plis
more
ki
than
en
one
mwa.
month
Me, I never stayed on an island for more than one month.

Source: Michaelis 1994: 201

Example 56-42:
I pran trwa kat bobin i roule.
I
3sg
pran
take
trwa
three
kat
four
bobin
bobbin
i
3sg
roule.
twine
He took three, four bobbins and twined them together. OR: He twined three, four bobbins together.

Source: Michaelis 1994: 65

Example 56-43:
Marcel-o, donn mwan sa bolpenn.
Marcel-o,
Marcel-voc
donn
give
mwan
me
sa
dem
bolpenn.
ballpen
Marcel, give me this ballpen.
Example 56-44:
Prezan ou met li drwat.
Prezan
then
ou
2sg
met
put
li
3sg.dep
drwat.
straight
Then you put it straight.

Source: Bollée and Rosalie 1994

Confidence:
Very certain