Datapoint Jamaican/Distance contrasts in demonstratives

Values

Two-way contrast

Example 8-53:
Dis-ya pen naa rait gud.
Dis-ya
dem-prox
pen
pen
naa
neg.prog
rait
write
gud.
good
This pen is not writing properly.
Example 8-54:
Dat-de pen naa rait gut.
Dat-de
dem-dist
pen
pen
naa
neg.prog
rait
write
gut.
good
That pen is not writing properly.
Confidence:
Very certain