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Language:
Chinese Pidgin English
Parameter:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
References
Tong 1862
: VI.51
;
Tong 1862
: VI.55
Examples
㕭(口件)郎米結治温卑士豁杯
You can long my catchee one piecee good boy?
You
2sg
can
can
long
ben
my
1sg
catchee
catch
one
art
.
indf
piecee
clf
good
good
boy?
boy
Can you get me a good boy?
See
Tong 1862
: VI.51
希麽必打忒其都卑時沽厘郎希
He more better takee two piecee coolie long he.
He
3sg
more
more
better
better
takee
take
two
two
piecee
clf
coolie
coolie
long
com
he.
3sg
He better take two coolies with him.
See
Tong 1862
: VI.55
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