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Example 25-62
Dijan na, hadwan brabli.
Dijan
prox
:
adj
na,
now
had-wan
hard-
adj
brabli.
properly
This one is really hard. (context: picture matching task)
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the degree word
brabli
following the predicate.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Fieldwork Schultze-Berndt
Language:
Kriol
by
Eva Schultze-Berndt
and
Denise Angelo
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
Predicative adjectives: No copula
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