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Order of adposition and noun phrase
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Example 11-6:
Dei keri machet rait tu di skuul.
Dei
3pl
keri
carry
machet
machet
rait
right
tu
to
di
art
.
def
skuul.
school
They take their machetes right to the school.
Source:
nd
Example 11-7:
Deh chap dong di uol papaya trii an gat chorch rait bihain di ubia uman haus.
Deh
3pl
chap
chop
dong
down
di
art
.
def
uol
old
papaya
papaya
trii
tree
an
and
gat
get
chorch
church
rait
right
bihain
behind
di
art
.
def
ubia
obeah
uman
woman
haus.
house
They chopped down the old papaya tree and built a church right behind the obeah woman’s house.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
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Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Order of adposition and noun phrase
Source:
Own knowledge
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