Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online
Home
Languages
Features
WALS–APiCS
Surveys
Examples
Sources
Authors
Value Demonstrative word follows noun
Language:
Singapore Bazaar Malay
Parameter:
Order of demonstrative and noun
References
Aye 2005
: 248
;
Aye 2005
Examples
Malam
ini
tentu hujan hebat.
Malam
night
ini
dem
tentu
sure
hujan
rain
hebat.
tense
Tonight, it will rain heavily.
See
Aye 2005
: 111
Dia sotong tanya sotong
ini
satu kilo berapa?
Dia
3sg
sotong
cuttlefish
tanya
ask
sotong
cuttlefish
ini
dem
satu
one
kilo
kilo
berapa?
how.many/how.much
"The cuttlefish," [I] asked, “How much is a kilo of this cuttlefish?"
×