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Example 70-14
Baut barawala ciz nai baito jaise sako kato.
Baut
very
barawala
big
ciz
thing
nai
neg
baito
cop
jaise
like
sako
can
kato.
cut
There aren't very big things (in the bush) of the kind that can bite you.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Siegel-field recording
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adjective and noun: Modifying adjective precedes noun
Order of degree word and adjective: Degree word precedes adjective
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