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===Syntax=== These sentences illustrate 19th-century Gullah speech: :{{lang|gul|Da' big dog, 'e bite'um}} β "That big dog, it bit him" ([[topicalization]]) :{{lang|gul|Duh him da' cry out so}} β "It is he (who) cried out that way" (fronting) :{{lang|gul|Uh tell'um say da' dog fuh bite'um}} β "I told him, said that dog would bite him" ([[dependent clause]]s with "say") :{{lang|gul|De dog run, gone, bite'um}} β "The dog ran, went, bit him" ([[serial verb construction]]) :{{lang|gul|Da' duh big big dog}} β "That is a big, big dog" ([[reduplication]])
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