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Datapoint Vincentian Creole/Distance contrasts in demonstratives

Example 7-87:: I ga plenti piiplo ina dis hous ya.
I
3sg.n
ga
get
plenti
plenty
piiplo
people
in-a
in-pcl
dis
dem
hous
house
ya.
here
There are many people in this house.
Example 7-88:: Dem pikni de bin a fait wan anuhda.
Dem
dem
pikni
child
de
there
bin
pst
a
prog
fait
fight
wan
one
anuhda.
another
Those children were fighting against each other.

Source: Prescod 2004: 92
Example 7-89:: dis pat ya
dis
dem
pat
pot
ya
here
this pot

Source: Prescod 2004: 150
Example 7-90:: da pat de
da
dem
pat
pot
de
there
that pot

Source: Prescod 2004: 150
Example 7-91:: da pat yaanda
da
dem
pat
pot
yaanda
yonder
that pot far away

Source: Prescod 2004: 150