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Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
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No gender distinctions
Example 71-17:
Kela wahine no iaia hele malaila lawe kekahi papa liilii.
Kela
that
wahine
woman
no
intens
iaia
3sg
hele
go
malaila
there
lawe
take
kekahi
indf
.
pl
papa
board
liilii.
little
That woman went there [and] took some pieces of boards.
Example 71-23:
Kela aina pauloa inaha,
iaia
pauloa ko hele malalo,
iaia
nuinui poho.
Kela
det
aina
land
pauloa
all
inaha,
break
iaia
3sg
pauloa
all
ko
go[?]
hele
go
malalo,
down
iaia
3sg
nuinui
very.much
poho.
ruined
The land collapsed, it fell downward, and it was very much ruined.
Example 71-24:
Kanaka pauloa hele,
iaia
akahi koe.
Kanaka
people
pauloa
all
hele,
go
iaia
3sg
akahi
one
koe.
remain
Everybody left, he was the only one still there.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
Feature:
Gender distinctions in personal pronouns
Source:
Own data
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