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Order of adjective and noun
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Modifying adjective precedes noun
Example 1-7:
No bendi da moi pendi tiki.
No
neg
beni
bend
da
det
.
sg
moi
pretty
peni
speckled
tiki.
stick
Don't bend the pretty speckled stick.
Source:
Schumann 1783
: 134
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Language:
Early Sranan
Feature:
Order of adjective and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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