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Value Subject-verb-object (SVO)
Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Order of subject, object, and verb
Examples
A mama fon a pikin.
A
det
mama
mother
fon
beat
a
det
pikin.
child
The mother beat the child.
See
Wilner 1992
: 26
A boi lobi a umapikin.
A
det
boi
boy
lobi
love
a
det
umapikin.
girl
The boy loves the girl.
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