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Example 23-13
ol nes oli bisi tumas
ol
pl
nes
nurse
oli
agr
bisi
busy
tumas
too.much
The nurses were all too busy.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Meyerhoff nd
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
Expression of nominal plural meaning: Plural word preceding the noun
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