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Example 8-13
Di pikni nyam manggo
aaftin.
Di
det
pikni
child
nyam
eat
manggo
mango
aaftin.
often
The child eats mangoes often.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
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Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Verb – object – adverb
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