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Example 75-3
Lii zaray pwaencheu ayaawak li loo pi li minush.
Lii
art
.
pl
zaray
ear
pwaencheu
pointed
ayaa-wak
have-
3pl
li
def
.
art
.
m
.
sg
loo
wolf
pi
and
li
def
.
art
.
m
.
sg
minush.
cat
The cat and the wolf are sharp-eared. OR: Cats and wolves have pointed ears.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Laverdure and Allard 1983
: 292
Language:
Michif
by
Peter Bakker
cite
Datapoints:
Order of subject, object, and verb: Object-verb-subject (OVS)
Generic noun phrases in subject function: Singular noun phrase with definite article
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