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Example 28-26
da somtiti ju hafə nunu wedri blarwap an [...]
da
cop
somtiti
sometimes
ju
2sg
hafu
have.to
nunu
pull
weldri
wild
blaru-apu
leaf-
pl
an
and
[...]
[...]
(It is the case that) sometimes you have to pull off wild leaves, and [...].
Comment:
Initial
da
here marks sentential focus (see Kouwenberg 1994: 431f. for discussion).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Kouwenberg 1994
: 103
Language:
Berbice Dutch
by
Silvia Kouwenberg
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Adverb – verb – object
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