Value Prepositions

Language:
Diu Indo-Portuguese
Parameter:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
References
Cardoso 2009

Examples

  1. Lion vey i raspo pə gat.
    <Lion>
    lion
    vey
    come.pst
    i
    and
    rasp-o
    scratch-pst
    pə
    acc
    gat.
    cat
    The lion came and scratched the cat.

    See Cardoso 2009: 181

  2. Ũ piken rat tiŋ vay nə del kamiŋ.
    Ũ
    one
    piken
    small
    rat
    mouse
    t-iŋ
    ipfv-pst
    vay
    go.inf
    nə
    loc
    də-el
    of-3sg
    kamiŋ.
    way
    One small mouse was going about its way.

    See Cardoso 2009: 166