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Example 33-16
Tudu ora
Maria ta beija Djon.
Tudu
all
ora
hour
Maria
Maria
ta
hab
beija
kiss
Djon.
John
Maria often kisses John.
Portuguese:
A Maria beija frequentemente o João.
Comment:
The order is adv + v + obj .
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
by
Incanha Intumbo
and
Liliana Inverno
and
John Holm
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Adverb – verb – object
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