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Example 15-1
di bɔbɔ lɛk di titi
di
art
bɔbɔ
boy
lɛk
like
di
art
titi
girl
The boy likes the girl.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Krio
by
Malcolm Awadajin Finney
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
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