Value Demonstrative word precedes noun

Language:
Kriol
Parameter:
Order of demonstrative and noun
References
Munro 2004: 152-156

Examples

  1. dis bigwan mangki
    dis
    prox
    big-wan
    big-adj
    mangki
    monkey
    this big monkey

    See Hudson 1985: 48

  2. Nunggubuyu-bala, dis blakbala im wokwok.
    Nunggubuyu-bala,
    Nunggubuyu-adj
    dis
    prox
    blakbala
    Aboriginal.person
    im
    3sg
    wok~wok.
    red.walk
    This Nunggubuyu person, this Aboriginal person he walks.

    See Nicholls 2006: 2

  3. Wat dijan mangarra?
    Wat
    what
    dijan
    prox:adj
    mangarra?
    plant.food
    What’s this food (called)?
  4. Thet kenggaru bin toktok.
    Thet
    dem
    kenggaru
    kangaroo
    bin
    pst
    tok~tok.
    red.talk
    The kangaroo was talking.
  5. Mi bin groap dij kantri.
    Mi
    1sg
    bin
    pst
    groap
    grow.up
    dij
    prox
    kantri.
    country
    I grew up in this country.
  6. Buji ai ani girrim dijan eig.
    Buji
    cond
    ai
    1sg
    ani
    only
    girr-im
    get-tr
    dijan
    prox:adj
    eig.
    egg
    If I only take this egg [...]

    See Sandefur and Sandefur 1982: 65

  7. Imin luk dis lilwan einjul bin wok from Maternity Ward raitap la Ward Thrri.
    Im=in
    3sg=pst
    luk
    look
    dis
    prox
    lil-wan
    little-adj
    einjul
    angel
    bin
    pst
    wok
    walk
    from
    from
    Maternity
    Maternity
    Ward
    Ward
    raitap
    right.up
    la
    loc
    Ward
    Ward
    Thrri.
    Three.
    She saw this little angel walk from the Maternity Ward right up to Ward Three.

    See Angelo et al. 1998