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Example 30-23
Dimóniu tenta Jizus
txeu bes
, la na dizértu.
Dimóniu
devil
tenta
tempt
Jizus
Jesus
txeu
many
bes,
time
la
there
na=dizértu.
in=desert
The devil often tempted Jesus there in the desert.
German:
Der Teufel führte Jesus dort in der Wüste oft in Versuchung.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Brüser et al. 2002
: s.v. tenta
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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