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Example 31-9
Es ba pa San Tome.
Es
3pl
ba
went
pa
to
San
Sao
Tome.
Tome
They went to Sao Tome.
Comment:
It is also possible not to have any preposition expressed. The following example is also grammatical:
Es ba San Tome.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Lolota Brava, p.c.
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adposition and noun phrase: Prepositions
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