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1996, Nicholas G. Faraclas, “1.5.2.2 - Anaphore between co-ordinate structures; 2.2.4.1 - Adverbs from nouns”, in Bernard Comrie, editor, Nigerian Pidgin (Descriptive Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 94, 241:
Wo̱n mango do̱n re̱di bò̱t dì o̱da (wo̱n) ne̱va ye̱lo. Yù ge̱t wo̱n awa. Im ko̱m slip wo̱n awa.
One mango has ripened but the other (one) is not yet yellow. You have one hour. (S)he slept for one hour.
(Can we date this quote?), Roy Okonkwo, “Jọn Chapta 1”, in Naijíriá Píjin, Di Fẹ́st Pípul Wé Bikọ́m Pípul Wé de Fọ́ló Jízọs Im Wè:
40. Wọ́n ọf di tuú mẹn wé hiá wétín Jọn tọk, an dẹn dẹm kọ́n fọ́ló Jízọs bi Ándru. Ándru bi Saímọ́n Píta brọ́da.
40. One of the two men that heard what John said and then followed Jesus was Andrew. Andrew was Simon Peter's brother.
1996, Nicholas G. Faraclas, “1.2.5.2.4 - Articles”, in Bernard Comrie, editor, Nigerian Pidgin (Descriptive Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 67–68:
1996, Nicholas G. Faraclas, “2.1.6.5 - Derivatives of numerals; 2.1.6.6 - Quantifiers”, in Bernard Comrie, editor, Nigerian Pidgin (Descriptive Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, pages 226–227:
A do̱n se̱l dì fe̱st wo̱n. A se̱l dì sem nyam. A se̱l dì sem wo̱n. A se̱l dì last nyam. A se̱l dì last wo̱n.
I sold the first one. I sold the same yam. I sold the same one. I sold the last yam. I sold the last one.
(Can we date this quote?), Roy Okonkwo, “Mátiu Chapta 5”, in Naijíriá Píjin, Jízọs Sé Mék Wi Nọ́ de Swia:
37. Éní ọ́dá tin wé una tọ́k pás dís tins, na dẹ́vul, wé bi di wíkẹ́d wọn, i frọm kọm.
40. Any other thing that one says, is the devil, the wicked one.
1 Except for yín, object pronouns have a high tone following a low or mid tone monosyllabic verb, and a mid tone following a high tone. For complex verbs, the tone does not change.
Determiner
wọn
their(third-person plural or honorific possessive pronoun)