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Value Modifying adjective precedes noun
Language:
Sri Lanka Portuguese
Parameter:
Order of adjective and noun
Examples
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
maaci pavaam; fɛɛmiya pavaam
maaci
male
pavaam;
peafowl
fɛɛmiya
female
pavaam
peafowl
peacock; peahen
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
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