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Example 1-25
Da vool ben siddom na
tin
eksi tappo, a brokko neni.
Da
det
.
sg
fowru
chicken
ben
pst
sidon
sit
na
loc
tin
ten
eksi
egg
tapu,
top
a
3sg
.
sbj
broko
break
neni.
nine
The chicken has been brooding on ten eggs, nine hatched.
German:
Diese Henne hat 10 Eyer zum brüten gehabt, aber nur 9 heraus gebracht, aus gebrütet. [op.cit.]
Type:
written (dictionary)
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 23
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun: Numeral precedes noun
Sortal numeral classifiers: The language has no numeral classifiers
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