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Example 61-12
Yena thanda
stelleg
lo fish.
Yena
they
thand-a
like-
v
stelleg
strong
lo
art
fish.
fish
They like fish a lot. OR: They like fish greatly.
Comment:
This would be a marked order.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field notes Mesthrie
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – adverb – object
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