Datapoint Kriol/Order of demonstrative and noun
Both the special adnominal demonstrative and the pronominal demonstrative can be used adnominally, usually preceding the head noun. The reverse order has been attested in the Victoria River District Variety (older generation), but as in Example 34, where the head noun is actually a Jaminjung word, this may be strongly influenced by the first language of the speakers.
Values 
Demonstrative word precedes noun
Frequency: 90.0%
- Example 25-20:
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dis bigwan mangkidisproxbig-wanbig-adjmangkimonkeythis big monkey
Source: Hudson 1985: 48
- Example 25-32:
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Nunggubuyu-bala, dis blakbala im wokwok.Nunggubuyu-bala,Nunggubuyu-adjdisproxblakbalaAboriginal.personim3sgwok~wok.red.walkThis Nunggubuyu person, this Aboriginal person he walks.
Source: Nicholls 2006: 2
- Example 25-33:
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Wat dijan mangarra?Watwhatdijanprox:adjmangarra?plant.foodWhat’s this food (called)?
- Example 25-35:
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Thet kenggaru bin toktok.Thetdemkenggarukangaroobinpsttok~tok.red.talkThe kangaroo was talking.
- Example 25-36:
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Mi bin groap dij kantri.Mi1sgbinpstgroapgrow.updijproxkantri.countryI grew up in this country.
- Example 25-37:
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Buji ai ani girrim dijan eig.Bujicondai1sganionlygirr-imget-trdijanprox:adjeig.eggIf I only take this egg [...]
Source: Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65
- Example 25-38:
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Imin luk dis lilwan einjul bin wok from Maternity Ward raitap la Ward Thrri.Im=in3sg=pstluklookdisproxlil-wanlittle-adjeinjulangelbinpstwokwalkfromfromMaternityMaternityWardWardraitapright.uplalocWardWardThrri.Three.She saw this little angel walk from the Maternity Ward right up to Ward Three.
Source: Angelo et al. 1998
- Confidence:
- Very certain
Demonstrative word follows noun
Frequency: 10.0%
- Example 25-34:
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Juwud [...] mibala kolim mangarra dijan, juwud.Juwudeye/seed[...][...]mibala1pl.exclkol-imcall-trmangarraplant_fooddijan,prox:adjjuwud.eye/seed"Seed“ [...] we call this edible plant (part), "seed“.
- Confidence:
- Uncertain