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Example 61-8
Yena pikinin stelek.
Yena
it
pikinin
small
stelek.
strong
It is very little.
Comment:
Pikinin
is the head adjective;
stelek
the modifier.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Opperman 1967
: Part 3, page 3
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word follows adjective
Syllable onsets: Onsets may be complex
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