Value Codas at most moderately complex

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Syllable codas
References
Sandefur 1979: 40

Examples

  1. Wel imin git kwait na.
    Wel
    well
    im=in
    3sg=pst
    git
    get
    kwait
    quiet
    na.
    now
    Well, he became quiet then.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  2. Wanbala olmen bin ran garrimap thad boks. Imin rekin im thad bigwan-bigwan peket.
    Wan-bala
    one-adj2
    olmen
    man
    bin
    pst
    ran
    run
    garrimap
    pick:up
    thad
    dem
    boks.
    box
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    rekin
    think/say
    im
    3sg
    thad
    dem
    bigwan-bigwan
    red.big:adj
    peket.
    packet
    One old man ran and picked up that box. He reckoned it was those big packets.

    See Angelo et al. 1998

  3. Nekstaim yu nomo wani go stilimbat.
    Nekstaim
    next.time
    yu
    2sg
    nomo
    neg
    wani
    pot
    go
    go
    stil-im-bat.
    steal-tr-prog
    Don't go stealing again. OR: Next time you shouldn't be stealing.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  4. Mi olgaman na, yu nomo helb mi.
    Mi
    1sg
    olgaman
    old.woman
    na,
    now
    yu
    2sg
    nomo
    neg
    helb
    help
    mi.
    1sg
    I'm an old woman now, [and still] you don't help me.
  5. Maiti tubala bin graulim mijelb.
    Maiti
    maybe
    tubala
    3du
    bin
    pst
    graul-im
    growl-tr
    mijelb.
    refl
    Maybe the two growled at each other.
  6. siks
    siks
    six
    six