Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Datapoint
Ambon Malay
/
Expression of pronominal subjects
Values
Show/hide details
Optional pronoun words
Example 68-76:
Bukang seng bisa, sen dapa dangsa deng nona~nona.
Bukang
neg
seng
neg
bisa,
can
sen
neg
dapa
get
dangsa
dance
deng
with
nona~nona.
pl
~young.lady
Not that [he] couldn't [dance], [he] didn't get a young lady [for a partner].
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 343
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Language:
Ambon Malay
Feature:
Expression of pronominal subjects
Source:
van Minde 1997
: 209
×