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Example 5-15
di man wa de pan di rood ii chupit baad
di
def
man
man
wa
rel
de
loc
pan
prep
di
def
rood
road
ii
3sg
chupit
stupid
baad
bad
The man who is on the road is very stupid.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of relative clause and noun: Relative clause follows noun
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: Definite article is preposed
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