Example 47-14

un palu di mango grandi/ un palu grandi di tamarein
un
indf
palu
tree
di
of
mango
mango
grandi/
large
un
indf
palu
tree
grandi
large
di
of
tamarein
tamarind
a large mango tree; a tree bearing large mangos/ a large tamarind tree
Comment:
In a N + di + N + A string, final placement of the adjective results in ambiguity: N + di + N can be interpreted as a phrasal compound, postmodified by A; alternatively, A can be interpreted as modifying the N to which it is adjacent only. As can be seen here, where A follows the head N, the phrasal interpretation is the only one available.
Type:
published source
Source:
Muller 1989: 545f