Value Prepositions

Language:
Tok Pisin
Parameter:
Order of adposition and noun phrase

Examples

  1. Planti taim mi bin stap long ples.
    Planti
    many
    taim
    time
    mi
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    stap
    stay
    long
    at
    ples.
    village
    I often stayed in the village.

    See nd: Vunak11\JosephB\enb\m20\islan

  2. Em i givim tupla fedas i go long mama.
    Em
    3sg
    i
    pm
    givim
    give
    tu-pla
    two-mod
    fedas
    feather
    i
    pm
    go
    go
    long
    prep
    mama.
    mother
    He gave two feathers to his mother.

    See nd

  3. Yutupela kam bek long gaden.
    Yutupela
    2du
    kam
    come
    bek
    back
    long
    prep
    gaden.
    garden
    You two have come back from the garden.

    See nd

  4. Ol i katim baksait bilong papa bilong mi long naif.
    Ol
    3pl
    i
    pm
    katim
    cut
    baksait
    back
    bilong
    poss
    papa
    father
    bilong
    poss
    mi
    1sg
    long
    ins
    naif.
    knife
    They cut my father’s back with a knife.

    See nd