Creole Syntax
These charts are shown as provided to the class. Blanks can be filled in during lecture, or for a homework assignment after discussion.
Creole Syntax
| Subject Pronouns |
negative | tense 1 anterior marker |
tense 2 progressive |
verb stem |
indirect object |
direct object |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mwen/m ou li nou/n ou/nou yo |
pa | (nothing) te |
ap pral |
| pre-nominal adjectives (examples) |
noun | post-nominal adjectives (examples |
possessive determiners |
definite article plural or singular agrees with final sound of previous word |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bel jenn, vye ti, gwo gran bon, move |
|
kout, wo piti gra, meg pov, rich janti, mechan |
mwen/m ou l/li n/nou ou/nou yo |
li/ni (after nasal consonant) yo after: vowel = a consonant = la nasal vowel = an nasal cons. = nan/lan |
Tables provided by Karen Richman, Ph.D.
Citation: Richman, K. (2008, May 12). Creole Syntax. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/latino-studies/creole-lanuage-and-culture/creole-syntax.
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