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Table 3

Lexical and grammatical constructions in Vincentian Creole (Prescod, n.d.)

Standard English structure	Vincentian Creole structure	Literal Vincentian Creole translation
I speak English [4]	Mi ha a inglish tuhng ina fomi mout	I have an English tongue in my mouth
Who did that? [19]	Hu badi du dat?	Who body do that?
Rhoda and her friends [24]	Rhoda dem	Rhoda and them
They are so desperate and dishonest that they will do anything to have me locked up [43]	De so despareit an lai dat de go du eniting fo lak mi uhp	They are so desperate and lie that they go do anything to me locked up
She ate the food [51]	She eat the food	She eat the food

Standard English structure	Vincentian Creole structure	Literal Vincentian Creole translation
I speak English [4]	Mi ha a inglish tuhng ina fomi mout	I have an English tongue in my mouth
Who did that? [19]	Hu badi du dat?	Who body do that?
Rhoda and her friends [24]	Rhoda dem	Rhoda and them
They are so desperate and dishonest that they will do anything to have me locked up [43]	De so despareit an lai dat de go du eniting fo lak mi uhp	They are so desperate and lie that they go do anything to me locked up
She ate the food [51]	She eat the food	She eat the food