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Example 18-12
Di
pikin drai bad.
Di
art
.
def
pikin
child
drai
dry
bad.
bad
The child is very thin.
Type:
published source
Source:
Todd 1991
: 23
Language:
Cameroon Pidgin English
by
Anne Schröder
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
Definite articles: Definite article distinct from demonstratives
Pequenino: A word derived from pequenino exists
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