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Order of cardinal numeral and noun
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Numeral precedes noun
Example 11-10:
Iz a hondred an siksti-faiv ierz nou sins dei get frii.
Iz
cop
.
prs
a
art
.
indf
hondred
hundred
an
and
siksti-faiv
sixty-five
ier-z
year-
pl
nou
now
sins
since
dei
3pl
get
get
frii.
free
It’s a hundred and sixty-five years now since they got free.
Source:
nd
Example 11-11:
trii chalinj
trii
three
chalinj
challenge
three challenges
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Feature:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun
Source:
Own knowledge
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