Example 49-84

Nou konnen yon vè aleksandren toujou gen douz silab.
Nou
1pl/2pl
konnen
know
yon
indf
vè
toward
aleksandren
alexandrine
toujou
always
gen
have
douz
twelve
silab.
syllable
We know / You (pl) know that an alexandrine always has twelve syllables.
French: Nous savons / Vous savez qu'un alexandrin a toujours douze syllabes.
Comment:
I wrote the example in the official orthography of Haitian Creole (Desmarattes uses a slightly different orthography).
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Desmarattes 1983: xix