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Value No special adjacent distributive numerals
Language:
Guinea-Bissau Kriyol
Parameter:
Adnominal distributive numerals
Examples
E karga ba dus malas kada kin.
E
3pl
karga
carry
ba
ant
dus
two
malas
suitcases
kada
each
kin.
who
They carried two suitcases each.
Limaria entra na arka dus dus.
Limaria
animal
entra
come
na
on
arka
ark
dus
two
dus.
two
The animals came onto the ark two by two.
Portuguese:
Os animais entraram na arca dois a dois.
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