Value No adjective agrees with the noun

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives
References
Hudson 1985; Munro 2004: 113

Examples

  1. 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.
  2. Olabat bigbala yem.
    Olabat
    3pl
    big-bala
    big-adj2
    yem.
    yam
    They are big yams.

    See Sandefur 1979: 123

  3. 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

  4. 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