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Example 9-169
Da me no aksidɛn fu mek di baadj gon down.
Da
top
me
ant
no
neg
aksidɛn
accident
fu
for
mek
make
di
the
baadj
barge
gon
go
down.
down
It was not an accident that caused the barge to sink.
Comment:
Nasal + stop cluster is simplified in
aksiden.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1992
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Subject relative clauses: Relative particle and gap
Syllable codas: Codas at most moderately complex
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