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Example 25-265
Naidaim, ooo, rein bina boldan, maidi tu, thri dei [...] binish.
Naid-daim,
night-time
ooo,
interj
rein
rain
bin-a
pst
-
pot
bol-dan,
fall-down
maidi
maybe
tu,
two
thri
three
dei
day
[...]
[...]
binish.
finish
[During the] night, oh, the rain might have fallen, [for] maybe two [or] three days, [then it] finished.
Comment:
Variety: Katherine. This example illustrates an expression of 'raining', and the order of numeral and noun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Angelo et al. 1998
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Raining constructions: Rain falls
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