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Example 54-10
Boug la lé pa kouyon.
Boug
man
la
dem
le
cop
.
prs
pa
neg
kouyon.
stupid
This/that man is not stupid.
French:
Ce type(-là) n'est pas couillon/bête.
Comment:
Couillon
is marked "très familier" in French.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Chaudenson 1974
: 359
Language:
Reunion Creole
by
Annegret Bollée
cite
Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word follows noun
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