Value Prepositions

Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
References
Kouwenberg and Murray 1994: 52

Examples

  1. E ora mi ta sali foi bou di e klambu.
    e
    def
    ora
    hour
    mi
    1sg
    ta
    tns
    sali
    come.out
    for-di
    from-of
    bou
    under
    di
    of
    e
    def
    klambu
    mosquito.net
    Then I come out from under the mosquito net.

    See Kouwenberg and Murray 1994: 52

  2. Ami kuné ta forma un tim pa nos hunga kontra di S. su koleganan di trabou.
    a-mi
    emph-1sg
    ku-e
    with-3sg
    ta
    tns
    forma
    form
    un
    indf
    tim
    team
    pa
    for
    nos
    1pl
    hunga
    play
    kontra
    against
    di
    of
    S.
    s.
    su
    poss
    kolega
    colleague
    nan
    pl
    di
    of
    trabou
    work
    Me and him will be forming a team to play against S.’s colleagues at work.

    See Kouwenberg 2007: 329

  3. na tur skina di Korsou
    na
    loc
    tur
    all
    skina
    corner
    di
    of
    Korsou
    Curacao
    on all the corners of Curacao

    See Maduro 1971: 22

  4. na diferente koló
    na
    loc
    diferente
    different
    koló
    colour
    in different colours

    See Maduro 1971: 23