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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Creoles/Pidgins of English often solve some issues, which I find funny. The Vanuatu creole (Bislama) changes all words that connect nouns to "blong" (belong)

 Pikini blong mi: This child belongs to me, Kanu blong pikinini: That outrigger belongs to the child, Laet blong trak: The light on the truck, Finga blong tri: The branches of a tree, Bras blong tut: Toothbrush

...or "long"

Pikinini i go long skul: The child goes to school
truk i kam long hotel: The vehicle came from a/the hotel
tri i foldaon long trak: A tree fell down on a/the vehicle

There is only one second+ person pronoun: "hem" and one personal pronoun: "mi"

So how would you know which blong is which? 🤔