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Order of adjective and noun
The pervasive postnominal order agrees with that of the lexifier.
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Modifying adjective follows noun Frequency: 90.0%
Example 71-7:
Wau nana kela
moa wahine eleele
[...].
Wau
1sg
nana
look
kela
det
moa
chicken
wahine
woman
eleele
black
[...].
[...]
I saw the black hen [...].
Confidence:
Very certain
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Modifying adjective precedes noun Frequency: 10.0%
Example 71-6:
Mahope oukou ike ehiku poe kela halewai [...] huna kela
pokepoke laau
me opihi.
Mahope
later
oukou
2pl
ike
see
ehiku
seven
poe
people
kela
det
halewai
prison
[...]
[...]
huna
hide
kela
det
pokepoke
chopped
laau
herb
me
with
opihi.
limpet
You will see seven prisoners [...] hide the chopped herb (i.e. opium) among limpets.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
by
Sarah J. Roberts
cite
Language:
Pidgin Hawaiian
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Own data
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