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Example 25-15
Wi gan idimbat oldei rowan taga.
Wi
1pl
.
incl
gan
cannot
id-im-bat
eat-
tr
-
prog
oldei
always
ro-wan
raw-
adj
taga.
tucker
We can’t continue to eat raw food.
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Roper River. This example illustrates the word order adjective-noun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Sandefur and Sandefur 1982
: 61
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adjective and noun: Modifying adjective precedes noun
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