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Example 25-45
Fes yu garra putim detlat faib ting la yu finga [...].
Fes
first
yu
2sg
garra
fut
/
oblig
put-im
put-
tr
det-lat
dem
-
pl
faib
five
ting
thing
la
loc
yu
2sg
finga
finger
[...].
[...]
First you have to put those five things in your hand [...].
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates the order of numeral and noun, and an expression for 'hand'.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Hudson 1985
: 30
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun: Numeral precedes noun
Occurrence of nominal plural markers: Variable plural marking of human or inanimate nouns
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