Examples of samwan Examples of prsn

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5.7.3 Examples of samwan

The least plausible candidate for SOMEONE in HCE is samwan. There are only two examples in our entire corpus, from the same speaker. MT:1165 So I’m trying to get a grading permit, actually, to go in and restore the bank again, which was lost. I had lawyers and everything out here already. Honestly. Which, other people are squawking because they say I’m diverting the water, which I’m not. I’m just trying to keep my banks in line. Because the gravel goes down and plugs somebody else’s, fault is not my fault; that’s act of God thing, now. The floods come in and take that material down to someone else’s place, and if they don’t do nothing about it, well that’s their fault. But they trying to but the blame on me, right now. So I’m applying for the permit actually. MT:1170 They was in a cooperative, or something. I really do not know myself too good on it. There was some kind of co-op with taro and stuff. That, I really not too sure. You can ask someone else, they have more information.

5.7.4 Examples of prsn

Prsn is somewhat more widespread. Although there are few instances 14, nine speakers manifest this token. All examples are consistent with the semantics of SOMEONE. It is likely that for these speakers, prsn is valid allolex for SOMEONE. 5.7.4.1 prsn There is a single good example of a rare valence using prsn: YA:1022 Well, I believe, I think so, but they no tell me yes or no. You know, could be, eh? I don’t think about they no believe me, but when they heard, they say that to me. One man tell me–one fella that I told him, I don’t know, when I was kinda old man already. Forty, fifty years old already. He tell me, “You sure you saw a menehune?” “Yeah.” I say yeah, you know. Then, they say it’s all menehune, they never see. But no, they see Indian only, you know. So, bumbai, they tell me menehune is a small, little man, see? They just like a person, but they small, little man, you know. Just like some kind of a people that you cannot see, eh? But so small, eh? The remainder of examples of prsn occur in non-canonical frames. AK:634 Well, only the original, only the form, the saddle itself, without the hide. Those days, he was charging about 10, I think, the saddle. Whatever person he wants to give cheap, it’s up to him. I know, I bought mines was 21. He made the saddle for me. Then, for putting the hide on, I have to buy the hide. Then, Nelson Chun put the hide on for me. Well, they learn the trade, eh. AK:670 Waipio is not so bad. My ghost experience in Waipio is not very bad. It was down the beach, yeah, I saw ’em. When I go out fishing, I see another man poling up in front of me. Just when you get near, you lose ’em. That’s all. But in the Kona one, really, that I did see that. Kona, I seen ’em with my own eye, and I talk to the person. That darn thing wen disappear right in front me, like this. That terrible, no. That thing came out as a human being, like you and I. And I did see it with my own eyes. And I follow, right behind, right next to ’em. I can touch, you. But my hand never touch the guy. Just come just around the corner, it disappear right in front of me. “Where you?” Not there no more. Oh boy, my hair went up that way. And then it come dark, I run. I run. FD:265 Yeah, from having no children. But I didn’t want. I say, “I take what God give me.” So I did. I’m the healthiest person. I didn’t have to go for operation with any of my 14 children. MM:319 No, no. His job was outside, taking care the kalai and hanawai people. They have a stable where they get what they call stable men. They get about three, four guys, all depending how big the stable is, you know. The bigger the stable, well, they got to get more hands, see. But I don’t know. I was small kid, so I don’t know how many men was working at the stable. But actually, I know a person was 63 a stable man there because one of his sons was my classmate and we played together. In fact, the father used to go fishing, and once in a while, his son and me, we used to go down the beach. The father used to throw net there, and we the bag boys, see? MT:1195 Well, yes, in a way. But you cannot give something up overnight. I’m thinking about going into the prawn business, slowly. How effective it will be, I really do not know. If something, just as I told you about, that person in Kauai and stuff; Brewer has 300 acres in Kauai. Honokaa Sugar going get 100 acres right by here in Honokaa here someplace. So that’s another industry is good to think about it; but main thing is the market. MT:1196 Well, not right now at present. If things get bad, well, I might. Might. Where I might go, where I will go, I really do not know. Well, my age is creeping up, that’s the thing I’m worried about. When you get at 50, nobody wants to hire a old person already, see. That’s the thing I’m kind of worried thinking about. As I say, I’m a tractor operator, truck operator, I’m a mechanic, I’m a welder, I do all around, so I think I can get a job someplace, if I have to.... I hope. MY:1456 Then right back of that came the Waikiki Japanese-Language School. And across from that you had, this end, across Bishaw, you had the Manu family. Then, after the Manu family, you had the Akaka family. Then, across Akaka, you had the DeRego and Pacheco family. Next to that, you have the Harakawa family. Then after Harakawa, then you had the Purdy family. Then you have the Parker family. Across the Parker family you had the Yamamura. Yamamura, yeah. Then, after that, you had the corner there, the you have the–what’s the family there now? Parker, then you have the Punohu family, eh? “Kaiser,” one. Punohu. And then, the next one, I don’t know what the–I think you had the name of the person that... NC:161 Well, certain things, worthless kine. The good things, like money and all those, were all gone. You know, I just brought back 2,000 from the bank to pay off the taro growers. That’s all gone. I have money in the ledger and I keep money for the old people where, that’s their life savings already. They expect to go back China with that money. Three persons. One has 800 so much, the second one 400 so much, and the other one 200 so much. NC:200 I met her several times only. In fact, Chinese style, you cannot take ’em out. Those days, until you get married. It’s not like nowdays. Nowdays, you can go with a girl any time. And get married any time without a consent of the parents. Before, no. The parents tell you what to do and the girl’s side is worse. The girl’s side, they cannot get out. After they get certain age, they not allowed to go movie or anything until really get fellow responsible for her. Those days, very strict. They have to know the character of the person and all those kine. They study the person first. It’s not like nowdays. WK:710 Kahuna is a guy, a person that really had power. But his power is evil power. The power is with Satan. That’s why they call kahuna. Yeah. The evil. That’s what kahuna means, you know. They like to kill a person for just, oh, “I want that guy to be killed.” They have power but that’s all evil power, Satan’s power that. 5.7.4.2 pipo DO TA:45 You know, you pulling taro, I say, “Hey, I like huli. I help you pull.” See, what I pull, that’s my huli. I make. But I helping you pull taro. I no get paid or nothing. So I take your huli. That’s how I got all my huli. And then even today, lot of people do that. See, they want huli. You pulling taro, he go help you pull. Then, since I helping you pull, you go help me make huli too. 5.7.4.3 pipo FEEL There is a single canonical sentence with fio and SOMEONE: FD:298 They were surprised, they said nobody told them. Only had one rock over there and we used to put our name and they call that place is Waipio-loa. Really, I don’t know how other people 64 feel. I do feel, I say, “I wish I can buy a piece of land down there.” I wouldn’t stay here, I would sell this place. I would get me a home down there.

5.7.5 Examples of sambadi