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Example 25-6
Orla kid bin tjakam ston.
Orla
pl
kid
child
bin
pst
tjak-am
chuck-
tr
ston.
stone
The children threw stones.
Comment:
Variety: Fitzroy Valley. This example illustrates the basic word order in a transitive clause.
Type:
unknown
Source:
Hudson 1985
: 37
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Pequenino: A word derived from pequenino exists
Syllable onsets: Onsets at most moderately complex
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