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Three compound expressions
Example 8-23:
Wich-paat
yu waak gu dong de?
Wich-paat
which-part
yu
2sg
waak
walk
gu
go
dong
down
de?
there
Where do you walk to get down there?
Example 8-24:
Wa-taim
yu kum uom yeside?
Wa-taim
what-time
yu
2sg
kum
come
uom
home
yeside?
yesterday
When did you come home yesterday?
Example 8-25:
Wich-wie
yu waahn mi fi dwiit?
Wich-wie
which-way
yu
2sg
waahn
want
mi
1sg
fi
inf
du-it?
do-it
How do you want me to do it?
Example 8-26:
Huu
tel yu se yu no gat no sens?
Huu
who
tel
tell
yu
2sg
se
comp
yu
2sg
no
neg
gat
have
no
neg
sens?
sense
Who told you that you have no sense?
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
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Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Interrogative pronouns
Source:
Own knowledge
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