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Example 29-2
Jan gooi die water weg.
Jan
John
gooi
throws
die
def
.
art
water
water
weg.
away
John throws the water away.
Comment:
Simplex predicates in main clauses must choose SVO or VSO word order. These ordering patterns are not required but may be used in subordinate clauses in Colloquial Afrikaans.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
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