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Batavia Creole (Tugu)
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Instrumental expressions
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Adposition Frequency: 70.0%
Example 43-80:
Iste tudu susdi
ku
gasta gobernemen, […].
Iste
dem
tudu
all
susdi
happen
ku
with
gasta
cost
gobernemen,
gevernment
[...].
This all happens at the expenses of the government, […].
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 87
Confidence:
Certain
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Unmarked noun phrase Frequency: 30.0%
Example 43-79:
[...] tapi aka korda bambu miste rusa
djantong figu
.
[...]
[...]
tapi
but
aka
dem
korda
string
bambu
bamboo
miste
must
rusa
rub
djantong
blossom
figu.
banana
[…] but the strings must be rubbed [with] banana blossoms.
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 87
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Batavia Creole
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Language:
Batavia Creole (Tugu)
Feature:
Instrumental expressions
Source:
Philippe 2011
: 86f.
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