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Example 9-26
ʧɛk owt beliz pipol dem iyt
lown
krab.
ʧɛk
check
owt
out
beliz
Belize
pipol
people
dem
3pl
iyt
eat
lown
lone
krab.
crab
Belizeans often eat crab.
Comment:
The use of this frequency adjective has actually adverbial value because it is attached to the noun.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1992
Language:
Belizean Creole
by
Geneviève Escure
cite
Datapoints:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object: Adverb – verb – object
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