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Example 46-1
Ya-kurtá yo kunéste kárne kon kuchílyo.
Ya-kurtá
pfv
-cut
yo
1sg
kunéste
obj
.this
kárne
meat
kon
with
kuchílyo.
knife
I cut this meat with a knife.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Zamboanga Chabacano
by
Patrick O. Steinkrüger
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Verb-subject-object (VSO)
Marking of patient noun phrases: All patient NPs are marked
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Accusative alignment
Alignment of case marking of personal pronouns: Accusative alignment
Instrumental expressions: Adposition
Comitatives and instrumentals: Differentiation
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