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Example 35-1
Mese ka kopla ũa lata fanha.
Mese
master
ka
ipfv
kopla
buy
ũa
one
lata
can
fanha.
flour
The master buys one can of flour.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own data
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb: Immediately preceding the verb
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