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Example 5-17
di baai dootish baad
di
det
baai
boy
dootish
foolish
baad
very
The boy is very foolish. OR: The boy is quite foolish.
Comment:
The postposed degree words only occur when the Adjective is used as Predicator. When used as an attributive, degree is expressed by reduplication.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
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