Value Verb – object – adverb

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Order of frequency adverb, verb, and object
References
Hudson 1985

Examples

  1. Wi yusdu get haidin from wait men yuno, oletaim.
    Wi
    1pl
    yusdu
    hab
    get
    get
    haidin
    hiding
    from
    from
    wait
    white
    men
    men
    yuno,
    you.know
    oletaim.
    always
    We used to get a beating from the white people all the time.
  2. Ai bin gowin skul orlataim. Afda tharran ai orlas kambek en abam dina en go pleibat garra orla kid.
    Ai
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    gow-in
    go-prog2
    skul
    school
    orlataim.
    always
    Afda
    after
    tharran
    dist:adj
    ai
    1sg
    orlas
    always
    kam-bek
    come-back
    en
    and
    ab-am
    have-tr
    dina
    dinner
    en
    and
    go
    go
    plei-bat
    play-prog
    garra
    com/ins
    orla
    pl
    kid.
    child
    I used to go to school every day. After school I would come back and have dinner and then go and play with the children.

    See Hudson 1985: 32