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Example 1-37
Mi zi joe
noefetrom.
Mi
1sg
si
see
yu
2sg
nofotron.
often
I see you often.
Dutch:
Ik zie haar dikwils. [op.cit.]
Comment:
Ad Feature 11 "Order of adverb, verb and object: 'often'": Pronominal object. Ad Feature 59 "Alignment of Case Marking of Pronouns": With pronouns other than 3SG, there is no nominative-accusative distinction (cf. Example 142).
Type:
written
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 6
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
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