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Example 35-7
bon afe vs. ma afe; bon ngê vs. ma ngê
bon
good
afe
faith
vs.
vs.
ma
bad
afe;
faith
bon
good
ngê
person
vs.
vs.
ma
bad
ngê
person
bona fide/mala fide; good/bad person
Comment:
This order is restricted to a few items, most commonly
bon
and
ma
.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Santome
by
Tjerk Hagemeijer
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adjective and noun: Modifying adjective precedes noun
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