Example 28-17

ori mjatɛ ʃi selfu atwɛlɛ skrewn
ori
3sg
mja-tɛ
make-pfv
ʃi
3sg.poss
selfu
self
astwɛlɛ
too.much
skrewn
greedy
He made himself much too greedy.
Comment:
Creolese skrewn < English craven.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994: 355