Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Datapoint
Pidgin Hawaiian
/
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Optionally, a dummy element would sometimes occur, kela mea 'that thing'.
Values
Show/hide details
Same forms
Example 71-56:
Oe kolohe
kela wahine
.
Oe
2sg
kolohe
mistreat
kela
that
wahine.
woman
You've done injury to that woman.
Example 71-57:
Oe hele, aole hana like pu
kela
.
Oe
2sg
hele,
go
aole
neg
hana
do
likepu
just.like
kela.
that
You had better leave, and don't do that. OR: You had better get off from here, and don't do that.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
Feature:
Pronominal and adnominal demonstratives
Source:
Own data
×