Value Modifying adjective precedes noun

Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Order of adjective and noun

Examples

  1. maal poɖiyaas juuntu boom poɖiyaas jafoy see taam, maal poɖiyaas falaa mee nɔɔmi
    maal
    bad
    poɖiyaas
    child
    juuntu
    with
    boom
    good
    poɖiyaas
    child
    jaa-foy
    pst-go
    see
    cond
    taam
    conc
    maal
    bad
    poɖiyaas
    child
    falaa
    quot
    mee
    foc
    nɔɔmi
    name
    If good children go with bad children, even though [they may be good children], they only get a bad name [i.e. their name is "bad children"].

    See Smith 1974-5: 5281

  2. maaci pavaam; fɛɛmiya pavaam
    maaci
    male
    pavaam;
    peafowl
    fɛɛmiya
    female
    pavaam
    peafowl
    peacock; peahen
  3. isti ingrees miziiɲa dika isti fɛɛvrispa malvaarsu miziiɲa mee boom falaatu takombersaa
    isti
    this
    [ingrees
    [English
    miziiɲa
    medicine
    dika
    than
    isti
    this
    fɛɛvri-s-pa
    fever-pl-dat
    malvaar-su
    Tamil-gen
    miziiɲa
    medicine
    mee
    foc
    boom
    good
    falaa-tu]
    quot-pfv]
    ta-kombersaa
    prs-talk
    They say that for fevers, Tamil medicine (Ayurvedic medicine) is better than English (Western) medicine.

    See Smith 1974-5: 5345