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Example 22-3
Em bai inap wokim haus.
Em
3sg
bai
fut
inap
abil
wokim
make
haus.
house
He'll be able to build a house.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Tok Pisin
by
Geoff P. Smith
and
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: No dependent person forms
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