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Language:
Yimas-Arafundi Pidgin
Parameter:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
Examples
waɲəŋ
kandək
apandan anak
waɲəŋ
arrow
kandək
with
apanda-n
shoot-
fut
anak
aux
(We'll) shoot him with an arrow.
pucəm kandək tandaukənan
pucəm
jungle
kandək
obl
tandaukə-nan
sit/stay-
nonfut
(We) were in the forest.
kumbut kandək
kumbut
village
kandək
loc
to/in/at the village
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