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Example 74-8
tenas man yáka ískam tenas stik
tenas
small
man
man
yáka
3sg
ískam
take
tenas
small
stik
stick
The little man took a small stick.
Type:
narrative
Source:
Jacobs 1936
: 25
Language:
Chinuk Wawa
by
Anthony P. Grant
cite
Datapoints:
Order of adjective and noun: Modifying adjective precedes noun
Definite articles: Neither definite nor indefinite article
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