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Value Modifying adjective follows noun
Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Order of adjective and noun
References
Munro 2004
: 166-171
Examples
Thei bin bayimbat ola
nyuwannyuwan modiga
na. Yu luk olkain
modiga nyuwannyuwan
la B.
Thei
3pl
bin
pst
bay-im-bat
buy-
tr
-
prog
ola
pl
nyuwan~nyuwan
red
.new:
adj
modiga
car
na.
now
Yu
2sg
luk
look
olkain
all.kind
modiga
car
nyuwan~nyuwan
red
.new:
adj
la
loc
B.
B.
They bought new cars then. You look at all the cars that are new at B. (place name)
See
Angelo et al. 1998
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