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Example 25-63
En thet melk yusdu kamat
rili
wait.
En
and
thet
dem
melk
milk
yusdu
hab
kam-at
come-out
rili
really
wait.
white
And the milk used to come out really white. (after treating new mothers in the traditional way)
Comment:
Variety: Spoken Victoria River, Older Generation. This example illustrates the degree word
rili
'really, very'.
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 precedes adjective
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