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Example 62-5
va'inyí
yá
ní vagitutú
va'inyí
children
yá
this
ní
is
va-gitutú
2-small
These children are small.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Own field data 1993
Language:
Mixed Ma’a/Mbugu
by
Maarten Mous
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Datapoints:
Order of demonstrative and noun: Demonstrative word follows noun
Distance contrasts in demonstratives: Three-way contrast
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