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Example 25-61
Jad olgamen bin rili hepi na.
Jad
dem
olgamen
woman
bin
pst
rili
really
hepi
happy
na.
now
The woman was very happy then.
Comment:
Variety: Written Roper River. This example illustrates the use of the degree adverb
rili
'really, very'.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Bennett 1986
: 8
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word precedes adjective
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