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Example 70-7
Ham lekeao dui katon stabi.
Ham
1sg
lekeao
bring
dui
two
katon
carton
stabi.
stubby
I brought two cartons of stubbies.
Comment:
Stubbies
are a kind of beer bottle.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Siegel-field recording
Language:
Pidgin Hindustani
by
Jeff Siegel
cite
Datapoints:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun: Numeral precedes noun
Syllable onsets: Onsets at most moderately complex
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