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Example 2-27
A oloisi disi diri moro a dati.
A
det
oloisi
watch
disi
dem
diri
dear
moro
more
a
det
dati.
dem
This watch is more expensive than that one.
Comment:
When two entities are mentioned,
moro
must follow the property item.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Winford 1997
Language:
Sranan
by
Donald Winford
and
Ingo Plag
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
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