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Nominal and verbal conjunction
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Identity, overtly expressed
Example 8-109:
Jan an Mieri kuk an nyam di bikl.
Jan
John
an
and
Mieri
Mary
kuk
cook
an
and
nyam
eat
di
det
bikl.
victual
John and Mary cooked and ate the food.
Example 8-110:
Di man an di uman wash di kluoz an kliin di ous.
Di
det
man
man
an
conj
di
det
uman
woman
wash
wash
di
det
kluoz
clothes
an
conj
kliin
clean
di
det
ous.
house
The man and the woman washed the clothes and cleaned the house.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Nominal and verbal conjunction
Source:
Own knowledge
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