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Example 44-17
El mánga kriyatúra ta bisamánu
pírmi
kon Lóling.
El
det
mánga
pl
kriyatúra
child
ta
ipfv
bisamánu
kiss.hand
pírmi
always
kon
obj
Lóling.
Loling
The children always kiss the hand of Loling.
Comment:
Pírmi
expresses ‘often/always’. Here
bisamánu
might work as a verb. It means getting a blessing from an older person.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own data
Language:
Ternate Chabacano
by
Eeva Sippola
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – adverb – object
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