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Early Sranan
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Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives
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No adjective agrees with the noun
Example 1-103:
wan
ouwere
Man
wan
indf
.
sg
owru
old
man
man
an old man
Dutch:
een oud man [op.cit.]
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 11
Example 1-104:
wan
ouwere
Homan
wan
indf
.
sg
owru
old
uma
woman
an old woman
Dutch:
een oude vrouw [op.cit.]
Source:
van Dyk ca. 1765
: 11
Example 1-105:
wan
oure
klossi
wan
indf
.
sg
owru
old
krosi
cloth
an old garment
Source:
Schumann 1781
: 81
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Early Sranan
by
Margot C. van den Berg
and
Adrienne Bruyn
cite
Language:
Early Sranan
Feature:
Gender agreement of adnominal adjectives
Source:
Own knowledge
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