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===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
====Pro-dropping==== | |||
Generally in Creole, it is common for the subject, including personal pronouns, to be dropped when this can be inferred from the context. In this context, for example, somebody is apologising as they will be late. | |||
: ''A '''mi''' mal, '''mi''' o tad.'' | |||
: "Sorry, I'm going to be late." | |||
If you think about it, it's already kind of obvious the speaker is talking about themselves being late. Thus, a Creole speaker would probably drop any of use of ''mi'' "I" in that sentence. | |||
: ''A mal, o tad.'' | |||
To most Creole speakers, this can be as well understood as ''A mi mal, mi o tad'', and is even more conscise. Thus, most Creole speakers often choose to drop any personal pronouns in these contexts. | |||
====Demonstrative==== | ====Demonstrative==== | ||
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| No mi kompen || Mi ne komprenas || I do not understand | | No mi kompen || Mi ne komprenas || I do not understand | ||
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| A (mi) mal || Pardonu (min) || Sorry | |||
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