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Example 68-1
Dia buka mulu ka mari.
Dia
3sg
buka
open
mulu
mouth
ka
to
mari.
here
It opened its mouth to here.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Scott 2008
Language:
Ambon Malay
by
Scott Paauw
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Special dependent person forms for subject and object: Dependent subject and object forms
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