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Example 30-18
Kel mós la ê
más prigós
ki xuxu!
Kel=mós
dem
.
sg
=boy
la
there
ê
be
más
more
prigós
dangerous
ki=xuxu!
comp
=devil
That young man there is more dangerous than the devil!
German:
Der junge Mann dort ist gefährlicher als der Teufel!
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. prigós
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word precedes adjective
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