Value Modifying adjective precedes noun

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Order of adjective and noun
References
Munro 2004: 166-171

Examples

  1. Wi gan idimbat oldei rowan taga.
    Wi
    1pl.incl
    gan
    cannot
    id-im-bat
    eat-tr-prog
    oldei
    always
    ro-wan
    raw-adj
    taga.
    tucker
    We can’t continue to eat raw food.

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 61

  2. Dijan bin oldei killim bigwan goana gibit langa im na.
    Dijan
    prox:adj
    bin
    pst
    oldei
    always
    kill-im
    kill-tr
    big-wan
    big-adj
    goana
    goanna
    gib-it
    give-tr
    langa
    loc
    im
    3sg
    na.
    now
    This one always killed big goannas and gave them to her then.
  3. Olabat bigbala yem.
    Olabat
    3pl
    big-bala
    big-adj2
    yem.
    yam
    They are big yams.

    See Sandefur 1979: 123

  4. Imin dalim ola lilwanlilwan kokiroj.
    Im=in
    3s=pst
    dal-im
    tell-tr
    ola
    all
    lilwan~lilwan
    red.little:adj
    kokiroj.
    cockroach
    It told the little cockroaches.

    See Bennett 1986: 3

  5. Ai oldei telim im "Na::, jed Nangari yu bin meikim krai fo jet lil bed."
    Ai
    1sg
    oldei
    always
    tel-im
    tell-tr
    im
    3sg
    "Na,
    no
    jed
    dem
    Nangari
    Nangari
    yu
    2sg
    bin
    pst
    meik-im
    make-tr
    krai
    cry
    fo
    dat
    jet
    dem
    lil
    little
    bed."
    bird
    I always tell him: "No, that Nangari, you made her cry for that little bird."
  6. dis bigwan mangki
    dis
    prox
    big-wan
    big-adj
    mangki
    monkey
    this big monkey

    See Hudson 1985: 48

  7. Mela bin kemp theya na, theya, tharrei la [...] ol rod.
    Mela
    1pl.excl
    bin
    pst
    kemp
    camp
    theya
    there
    na,
    now
    theya,
    there
    tharr-ei
    dist-dir
    la
    loc
    [...]
    [...]
    ol
    old
    rod.
    road
    We camped right there, there, that way on the old road.

    See Angelo et al. 1998