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Example 23-5
Ol man Saot oli klapem han mo prudprud long leg wetem singsing blong danis.
Ol
pl
man
man
Saot
south
oli
agr
klapem
clap
han
hand
mo
and
prud~prud
red
.stamp
long
prep
leg
leg
wetem
with
singsing
song
blong
poss
danis.
dance
Southern people clap their hand and stamp their feet in time with the dance's song.
Comment:
Ol man Saot
denotes the property of being from the southern islands.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Meyerhoff 1998
Language:
Bislama
by
Miriam Meyerhoff
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adjective and noun: Modifying adjective follows noun
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Invariant plural marking
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