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Example 9-39:
Hu
unu me go da trip fu?
Hu
who
unu
2pl
me
ant
go
go
da
that
trip
trip
fu?
for
Who did you work for on that trip?
Source:
Escure 1993
: 237
Example 9-40:
Wɛn
unu kum da town?
Wɛn
when
unu
2pl
kum
come
da
to
town?
town
When are you coming to town?
Source:
Escure 1992
Example 9-41:
Ho yu fayn dem?
Ho
how
yu
you
fayn
find
dem?
them
How do you find them?
Source:
Escure 1983
: 35
Example 9-42:
Yu eva si da big blu hol we de dɛ? – Da we dat? – Klos tu di ki.
Yu
you
eva
ever
si
see
da
that
big
big
blu
blue
hol
hole
we
rel
de
loc
dɛ?
there
–
–
Da
top
we
where
dat?
that
–
–
Klos
close
tu
to
di
the
ki.
caye
Did you ever see that big blue hole that is there? – Where is that? – Close to the caye.
Source:
Escure 1980-1989
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Language:
Belizean Creole
Feature:
Interrogative pronouns
Source:
Escure 1997
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