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Example 33-17
Maria ta beija Djon
tudu ora
.
Maria
Maria
ta
hab
beija
kiss
Djon
John
tudu
all
ora.
hour
Maria kisses John often.
Portuguese:
A Maria beija frequentemente o João.
Comment:
The order is v + obj + adv.
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 subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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