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Example 70-15
Kuta deko suar.
Kuta
dog
deko
see
suar.
pig
The dog saw the pig.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Position of definite article in the noun phrase: The language has no definite article
Alignment of case marking of full noun phrases: Neutral alignment
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