Value Modifying adjective follows noun

Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Order of adjective and noun
References
Kouwenberg 2007: 324; Muller 1989

Examples

  1. un hende malu; e mucha pober
    un
    indf
    hende
    person
    malu;
    bad
    e
    def
    mucha
    child
    pober
    poor
    a bad person; the poor child (i.e. without wealth)

    See Kouwenberg 2007: 324

  2. mucha chikitu
    mucha
    child
    chikitu
    small
    small children
  3. e palabra difisilnan/ e palabranan difisil
    e
    def
    palabra
    word
    difisil
    difficult
    nan/
    pl
    e
    def
    palabra
    word
    nan
    pl
    difisil
    difficult
    the difficult words

    See Muller 1989: 73

  4. un palu di mango grandi/ un palu grandi di tamarein
    un
    indf
    palu
    tree
    di
    of
    mango
    mango
    grandi/
    large
    un
    indf
    palu
    tree
    grandi
    large
    di
    of
    tamarein
    tamarind
    a large mango tree; a tree bearing large mangos/ a large tamarind tree

    See Muller 1989: 545f