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Example 55-19
mo mazin mo fam
tultaṁ
mo
1sg
mazin
think.about
mo
my
fam
wife
tultaṁ
all.the.time
I think about my wife all the time.
Comment:
This adverb could also occur sentence initially with the remaining word order unchanged. This would add emphasis to the adverb.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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