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Example 30-12
Manel tinha
tres katxor
ki ta kumeba na pónta di si mésa.
Manel
Manel
tinha
have.
ant
tres
three
katxor
dog
ki=ta=kume-ba
comp
=
ipfv
=eat-
ant
na=pónta
at=edge
di=si=mésa.
of=
3sg
.
poss
=table
Manel had three dogs that ate at the foot of his table.
German:
Manel besaß drei Hunde, die an seinem Tischende aßen.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 238
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun: Numeral precedes noun
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