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Example 59-44
ala te gi ngunza
lakwe
ala
3pl
te
eat
gi
only
ngunza
manioc.leaves
lakwe
always
They always eat nothing but manioc leaves.
Comment:
In this case
lakwe
can occur at the beginning before the subject. The leaves of the manioc plant prepared as a sauce to accompany the staple of manioc dough constitutes minimal cuisine, just enough to live on.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Sango
by
William J. Samarin
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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